Posted 12/4/2023, 12:10:00 PM
Westminster Committee Proposes Reforms to Restore Faith in N. Ireland Institutions, Drawing Mixed Reactions
- Westminster committee proposes renaming NI's first and deputy first ministers to "joint first ministers" to reinforce parity of esteem between communities
- Report recommends changing how Assembly speaker is elected to a 2/3 majority rather than requiring majority from both unionists and nationalists
- DUP MP Carla Lockhart says the party has "grave concerns" about proposed reforms which she says undermine protections for unionists
- Sinn Féin says it's time to learn lessons on what has and hasn't worked to restore public faith in the institutions
- Report calls for short-term measures to improve devolution as well as a formal review of the Good Friday Agreement and preparations for a citizens’ assembly