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18/10/2017
Call For DUP And UK Govt To 'End Their Denial Of Basic Rights'
Sinn Fein has called on the DUP and the UK government to "end their denial of basic rights" if power-sharing is to be restored in Northern Ireland.
Northern leader Michelle O'Neill said time is running out for an agreement to be reached after NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire told Westminster that an Executive must be formed by November in order to set a budget.
She said: "Sinn Féin have been consistent in our resolve to restore the institutions on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement with equality, rights and respect at their core.
"I said last week that challenges remain in order to deliver sustainable institutions.
"One way or another, this process is coming to an end.
"Sinn Féin is determined to achieve a successful conclusion and to see the institutions re-established.
"If the British Government and the DUP want a deal, they should end their denial of basic rights which are protected everywhere else on these islands. Language rights, marriage equality and the right to proper coroners inquests.
"To date, they have refused to do so."
(CD)
Northern leader Michelle O'Neill said time is running out for an agreement to be reached after NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire told Westminster that an Executive must be formed by November in order to set a budget.
She said: "Sinn Féin have been consistent in our resolve to restore the institutions on the basis of the Good Friday Agreement with equality, rights and respect at their core.
"I said last week that challenges remain in order to deliver sustainable institutions.
"One way or another, this process is coming to an end.
"Sinn Féin is determined to achieve a successful conclusion and to see the institutions re-established.
"If the British Government and the DUP want a deal, they should end their denial of basic rights which are protected everywhere else on these islands. Language rights, marriage equality and the right to proper coroners inquests.
"To date, they have refused to do so."
(CD)
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