Northern Ireland's Assembly sat this afternoon, after a two-year boycott by the DUP ended this week. MLAs took their seats in the Assembly chamber at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, on Saturday for a sitting where ministers were appointed to a powersharing executive, bringing an end to the impasse.
Northern Ireland 's Assembly sat this afternoon, after a two-year boycott by the DUP ended this week. The move came after the party agreed a package of measures with the Government that Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says has effectively removed the so-called Irish Sea border for goods moving from Great Britain to, and staying in, Northern Ireland .
MLAs took their seats in the Assembly chamber at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, on Saturday for a sitting where ministers were appointed to a powersharing executive, bringing an end to the impasse.The early proceedings focused on the process of nominating a speaker, with former DUP leader Edwin Poots elected to the role. Stormont’s first nationalist First Minister Michelle O’Neill pledged to work with unionists to build a better future for Northern Ireland. The appointment of the Sinn Fein vice president provided a moment of history on the day the powersharing institutions returned after a two-year hiatu
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