I was here for most of the first part of the debate, but I had to be away to attend a Committee. I just want to agree with the hon. Lady. Only one party is stopping Stormont reconvening, and it is Sinn Féin. It is in Sinn Féin’s interest to screw up—I use that phrase advisedly—the whole idea of Northern Ireland being self-governing, and it will continue to do that. I suspect that we will still be here arguing like this next year. I wish that the situation was not like this, because Northern Ireland is a great place. One party—Sinn Féin—is ruining what should be happening.
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bob Stewart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 24 October 2018.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill.
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