There are no practical reasons why double jobbing is being introduced by the Tories in respect of Northern Ireland politicians-
1. NI politicians cannot be in two places at once - Stormont & Westminster.
2. Both legislative bodies have full sittings on Wednesdays when both meet.
1. NI politicians cannot be in two places at once - Stormont & Westminster.
2. Both legislative bodies have full sittings on Wednesdays when both meet.
3. There is such a thing as modern forms of communications which allow politicians to engage on important issues without physically being in attendance eg. Zoom, Skype, email, text or the simple phone call. 👇
4. So that leaves only one reason. It benefits the DUP at the expense of all other Northern Ireland parties as they are the only ones supporting its introduction whilst the rest are unanimously firmly opposed to it.👇
Jeffrey Donaldson as leader of the DUP has tried to excuse its introduction as facilitating a smooth transition for MP's but in reality Its another bung to the DUP to extract their support in parliament in key votes where they could make the difference in political outcomes.
Cash for votes or favours, call it what you like, it smells of a bribe which sullies the reputation of the DUP who are the only ones backing it.
When is this toxic relationship between the DUP and the Tories going to come to an end?
When is this toxic relationship between the DUP and the Tories going to come to an end?
Irrespective of the DUP's spin on it, that is the way the majority of the Northern Ireland public are going to view this latest chapter in the DUP-Tory so called 'special relationship'. The DUP thought that with Theresa May and look what happened there? OMG!🙄
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