Posted 2/2/2024, 10:04:00 AM
Alex Maskey to Step Down as NI Assembly Speaker After 4 Years
- Alex Maskey stepping down as Stormont Speaker after 4 years in the role, will oversee election of new Speaker
- Has "mixed emotions" but job to be done as Stormont gets back up and running
- Met King Charles and accepted invite to his coronation, wants Sinn Féin to represent wider community
- Served as Belfast's first Sinn Féin Lord Mayor from 2002-2003 without unionist deputy
- Has been privileged to be part of the peace process, pleased to see Michelle O'Neill become First Minister