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
Turkey’s few women’s shelters struggle to meet huge need for services
SEFA KAPLAN ISTANBUL It seems that not a day goes by without news about women battered by their husbands and
Pakistani president’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains in Northwest
President Zardari urged to announce reforms in the northwest to fight human rights abuses © APGraphicsBank Pakistan’s President Asif Ali
La suspensión de Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas
El pasado 7 de abril del 2022, la Asamblea General de Naciones adoptó una resolución mediante la cual se suspende la participación de Rusia en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas
