Northern Ireland
Stormont must eventually be abolished in united Ireland: Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin leader says assembly should be retained only as interim measure and eventually be abolished in order to avoid ‘duplication for the sake of it’
Mary Lou McDonald has suggested that the Stormont assembly and executive should eventually be abolished under a united Ireland, to avoid “duplication for the sake of it”.
The Sinn Féin president also cautioned against growing calls for immediate reform of the North’s political institutions to remove the effective veto of the main unionist and nationalist parties, saying that the principles of inclusion and cross-community consent are “still a very necessary part of politics north of ...
