I am not sure that that is entirely fair. As I said, in the absence of a nationalist voice in this House, we need to make sure that we seek fairly to represent both sides of the debate. The nationalists have argued that an aspect of the current impasse is the failure to make progress on the issue of the Irish language, and in particular on a stand-alone Irish language Act.
Northern Ireland Budget Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Owen Smith
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 November 2017.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland Budget Bill.
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