My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are in the last-chance saloon. We have all seen that political decision making on public services is required now. There is a short period, I would argue, for a negotiation on the protocol, and then we need to get back to an Executive. All these amendments are fine, but the only thing we have to achieve is a deal with the EU that allows our colleagues in the DUP to get back into the Executive.
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Julian Smith
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 November 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill.
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