Northern Ireland Secretary Rules Out Assembly Election Before New Year
There will be no snap election in Northern Ireland before the New Year, the UK central government’s Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said on Friday.
In a written statement, the minister said the decision to rule out a Christmas election came after he listened to concerns from people across Northern Ireland. He also said he will make a statement in Parliament next week to lay out his plan.
Heaton-Harris is legally bound to call an assembly election within 12 weeks from Oct. 28 after Northern Irish politicians failed to form a functioning executive and an assembly by the deadline over a dispute about part of the UK’s Brexit deal concerning Northern Ireland….