Six Counties: Direct Rule from London a step closer
The amendments were part of a bill to further postpone elections in the Six Counties for up to six months, which British Direct Ruler Karen Bradley was needed for the talks process to continue. Members of the suspended Stormont Assembly are to continue to be paid in the interim, some 2.5 years since it last sat.
In a major development, Labour MP Conor McGinn proposed the move to legalise same-sex marriage if a new Stormont Executive is not formed by October 21. It passed by 383 MPs to 73, while a proposal from Labour MP Stella Creasy to extend abortion access was also approved, by 332 to 99. Neither vote came under a party whip, as they were deemed to be conscience issues.
The British goverment has confirmed that if power-sharing is not restored in Belfast, it will begin drafting the secondary legislation that will liberalise abortion law and legalise same sex marriage in the region.
Related Articles
Zapatero designa a Antonio Camacho ministro de Interior y a José Blanco portavoz del Ejecutivo
REMODELACIÓNAntonio Camacho será el nuevo ministro de Interior del Gobierno de Zapatero, José Blanco asume la portavocía y Elena Salgado
French protests jeopardise airport fuel supplies
As strikes over pension plans hit infrastructure, ministers warn of fuel shortage at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport French protesters take
CHP and AKP agreed on solving Kurdish question without Kurds
There is going to be no solution if the Kurdish people’s representatives will not be sitting at the talks table
