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03/11/2022
Secretary of State Indecision Is Leaving NI In 'Political Limbo'
Sinn Féin has warned that the indecision of Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris, has left Northern Ireland in "political limbo".
Sinn Féin Vice President, Michelle O'Neill, has said the Secretary of State has failed to give any clarity about when he will fulfil his legal obligations to call an Assembly election.
Speaking after meeting Chris Heaton-Harris in Belfast, Michelle O'Neill said: "We have no Assembly, no Executive and now not even caretaker ministers to support people during a cost of living crisis as a result of the DUP's boycott of our political institutions.
"We put it to Chris Heaton-Harris today that his indecision is adding to the instability caused by the DUP, and it has left society in political limbo.
"Workers and families are struggling to put food on the table and businesses are struggling to keep the shutters up.
"Our health service and health workers are under huge pressure and need urgent investment. They want and deserve parties working together to support them.
"I told the British Secretary of State that he has a responsibility to help the political situation but that the current vacuum is clearly unhelpful and cannot continue.
"That will also be my message to the British and Irish governments and to the US administration."
Sinn Féin Vice President, Michelle O'Neill, has said the Secretary of State has failed to give any clarity about when he will fulfil his legal obligations to call an Assembly election.
Speaking after meeting Chris Heaton-Harris in Belfast, Michelle O'Neill said: "We have no Assembly, no Executive and now not even caretaker ministers to support people during a cost of living crisis as a result of the DUP's boycott of our political institutions.
"We put it to Chris Heaton-Harris today that his indecision is adding to the instability caused by the DUP, and it has left society in political limbo.
"Workers and families are struggling to put food on the table and businesses are struggling to keep the shutters up.
"Our health service and health workers are under huge pressure and need urgent investment. They want and deserve parties working together to support them.
"I told the British Secretary of State that he has a responsibility to help the political situation but that the current vacuum is clearly unhelpful and cannot continue.
"That will also be my message to the British and Irish governments and to the US administration."
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