Bid to halt NI abortion law change fails. How will Boris Johnson get the DUP on-side for his Brexit now?
How interesting – last week we were told Boris Johnson’s government was working hard to get the devolved government in Northern Ireland working again, to bribe the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) into supporting his Brexit deal.
The idea was that, as the DUP is firmly opposed to the legalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland – which will happen by law after the Westminster government supported it and could only be stopped if the Stormont assembly voted to do so, then the Stormont assembly must be restored.
It seems clear that attempts were made to facilitate this, but it was impossible for MLAs to agree on the election of a speaker so the attempt failed.
Now it seems Mr Johnson has no way of getting the DUP to support his deal, other than by making concessions.
Or will Arlene Foster’s party have a miraculous conversion to his way of thinking?
A last ditch attempt at the Stormont assembly to stop abortion law changes in Northern Ireland has failed, with the law set to change at midnight.
Unionist parties, who oppose the upcoming liberalisation, triggered the assembly’s recall with a petition.
But politicians were told the assembly could not do any business until a speaker was elected with cross-community backing.
That became impossible when the nationalist SDLP left the chamber.
As a result no nationalist representatives remained, meaning no new speaker could be elected and the sitting was suspended after less than an hour.
In July, MPs at Westminster passed legislation which requires the government to change abortion laws and extend same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland if devolution is not restored by 21 October.
Source: Abortion: NI politicians’ bid to halt law changes fails – BBC News
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