We would not be where we are today if the DUP had not come out of the Assembly. Europe and everything else would have floated along quite happily and we would have been left to drift forever. We were told day in, day out, “We’re talking about this. We’re talking about that,” but we were getting nowhere. We had to do something, and this was the only opportunity.
Northern Ireland Budget Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Paul Girvan
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 January 2023.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Northern Ireland Budget Bill.
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