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SDLP questions BBC 'editorial balance' after MLA taken off-air during Stephen Nolan Show

The SDLP raised concerns about the BBC's "balance of editorial decisions" following the dispute

Belfast Live · Mar 3, 2023

SDLP to propose speaker election amendment in bid to restore Assembly sittings

The party said the procedural change would ‘end the one-party veto that has frustrated the democratic wishes of the people of Northern Ireland’.

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Stormont fails to elect new speaker just hours before deadline for election

THE Stormont Assembly has failed to elect a new speaker just hours ahead of a deadline for fresh elections.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2022

Latest attempt to restore Stormont powersharing ends in failure

The DUP again blocked the election of an Assembly speaker in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

DUP cannot give timetable for return to powersharing, says Donaldson

The party will again block the restoration of the Assembly at a recalled sitting on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

MLAs to gather in latest attempt to elect Stormont speaker

The DUP is blocking the establishment of the devolved powersharing institutions as part of its protest against the NI Protocol.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

SDLP to form new Official Opposition at Stormont ahead of Assembly recall

“The SDLP has a plan, we have a fully drafted emergency bill that could unlock the millions of pounds resting in Stormont Ministers’ bank accounts and instead put it directly into families pockets."

Belfast Live · Jul 25, 2022

Sinn Fein to ‘keep trying’ to get a Stormont speaker elected

Michelle O’Neill was speaking after the DUP blocked the election of a new speaker for the second time.

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Stormont Assembly fails to elect new speaker

The DUP refused to back the bid to resurrect Stormont, maintaining it wants to see action from the UK over the Northern Ireland protocol

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Stormont latest: US Government and Secretary of State call for Executive to be formed

"Critical and immediate challenges concerning the economy, health, and education are best addressed through the collective efforts of a devolved government"

Belfast Live · May 8, 2022