PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne This is inexplicable and fundamentally harms confidence in policing. We are pressing for an investigation by Her Majesty s Inspectorate of Constabulary. Any senior officer who approved of or contributed to the decision-making around this policing operation is also in an untenable position.
Speaking ahead of the Assembly emergency meeting, Mr Allister said: Doubtless there will be tough talk during the debate, but Sinn Fein knows that, at the end of the day, the DUP will be remaining in government with it. There will be no follow-up in Stormont after Thursday s discussion. It is an absurd situation that a party which sees itself as above the law is sustained in office by unionists. It is a wholly unacceptable situation.
Bobby Storey funeral: Sinn Fein s Michelle O Neill offers heartfelt and unreserved apology
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Mr Beattie accused the party of promoting the idea that it was “above everybody else, having privileges we do not”. Addressing Michelle O’Neill and Conor Murphy, he said: “You are the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, you are our Finance Minister.
“You have shown no integrity, no moral courage, no compassion, no understanding for the people you tell us you represent.
“Claw back your compassion, your integrity, your moral authority. Apologise, and then resign.”
Mr Beattie said that rank-and-file PSNI officers couldn’t be blamed for not enforcing the regulations at the funeral, but senior commanders faced serious questions.
Breakdown of how MLAs voted as DUP abortion bill passes second stage
The bill, brought by DUP MLA Paul Givan, will now go forward for scrutiny at Stormont s health committee
DUP MLA Paul Givan speaking in the Assembly on Monday
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The Christian festival of Easter will be gone under Stormont reforms of the licencing laws, church leaders have warned.
Presbyterian and Methodist leaders also warned of a tsunami of addiction issues in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis.
And they have urged MLAs to include legal protections for staff who do not want to have to work at Easter.
Methodist minister David Clements warned of a tsunami of harm coming from alcohol abuse. We do not know what the outcome will be in a year s time, post-Covid. Although much less alcohol has been consumed in restaurants, pubs and so on, my gut feeling is that the amount of alcohol consumed in homes has increased significantly. Who is to tell what health impact that will have in a year s time or five years time? he asked.
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