I have listened carefully to what the shadow Secretary of State has said, and he has made some very reasonable points. I would like to ask him two questions. First, it seems that there is little movement, and we can blame a lot of different people, but at the end of the day it takes two to tango and Sinn Féin needs to come forward and be part of the process. If there is no movement, does he think that direct rule is the answer, two years on? Secondly, he talked about victims. Has he forgotten the victims who were our soldiers, our people and our policemen on the streets of Northern Ireland, who are now being dragged before the courts? Does he not think that they need a mention?
Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Penning
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 March 2019.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill.
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