🚨 What if #Stormont isn't there to vote on #Brexit plan?
Arlene Foster: "My understanding is that if there is no Assembly, then it will be
*up to Westminster to give consent*
through a mechanism such as a grand committee of Northern Ireland MPs."
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…
Arlene Foster: "My understanding is that if there is no Assembly, then it will be
*up to Westminster to give consent*
through a mechanism such as a grand committee of Northern Ireland MPs."
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…
If representation from N.Ireland in Westminister is unchanged (inc Sinn Fein abstention), this wd be a "grand committee" of DUP MPs.
With 1 exception.
Note: Indept. Sylvia Hermon was only MP from NI who attended Parl debate on the proposals on Thurs.
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With 1 exception.
Note: Indept. Sylvia Hermon was only MP from NI who attended Parl debate on the proposals on Thurs.
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Also notable in this @BelTel article:
NI Sec of State @JulianSmithUK notes consent "means one party not dominating".
He says a review of the petition of concern could be "helpful" in addressing fears DUP wd have Stormont veto in post-Brexit decision.
Good.
Now: How? & When?
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NI Sec of State @JulianSmithUK notes consent "means one party not dominating".
He says a review of the petition of concern could be "helpful" in addressing fears DUP wd have Stormont veto in post-Brexit decision.
Good.
Now: How? & When?
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