Belfast City Council is to discuss creating a citizen’s assembly for the city on Irish unity.
At the council ’s Standards and Business Committee this week, elected representatives agreed to forward a motion on the creation of a forum to next week’s full council meeting for discussion.
The motion, from Sinn Féin Councillor Ciaran Beattie, states: “Without prejudice to the constitutional position of the citizens of Belfast, this council will establish a citizens’ forum to discuss the possibility of future constitutional change and the planning that will be necessary in advance of any referendum. The citizen's forum should also examine the potential benefits for the City of Belfast that would arise from any new constitutional arrangement.
