SDLP Tables Motions for Stormont Apology and Reform on First Opposition Day
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Monday is the first official opposition day of the new Stormont assembly term. SDLP to table motions asking MLAs to apologize for past Stormont collapse and reform institutions.
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Motions call for resolving public sector pay by April end, and establishing committee to prevent future collapse of Stormont.
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SDLP leader says motions aim to sustain institutions and make "more normal government", not assign blame.
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Opposition parties long calling for reform to end "ransom politics". Future changes may need public approval.
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Executive parties likely to tread carefully on instituional reform but could stoke divisions.