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Brendan Hughes

Man who shouted 'joke' after Stormont failed to progress organ donation law explains his reasons

A gardener who shouted "joke" after a Stormont recall failed to progress stalled organ donation laws has said he was speaking for the "ordinary, everyday people".

Gareth Burns was heard calling out the word from the Assembly's public gallery as MLAs brought their meeting on Tuesday to a close without success.

The DUP again vetoed the election of a Speaker in its protest against Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol, meaning no further business could be conducted.

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