After late might talks it was expected that the DUP would, this morning, nominate Paul Givan as new First Minister. That has now been thrown in doubt as MPs and House of Lords peers write to DUP leader imploring him to stall the nomination. DUP MLAs are currently in an emergency meeting at Stormont after Brandon Lewis, confirmed the government in London would impose Irish language legislation by the end of the year if the NI Executive fails to do so.
Gregory Campbell had previously warned that any decision to side-step Stormont by imposing an Irish language act via London risks more and bigger unionist protests – and ups the risk of renewed riots. He was adding his voice to a warning from colleague Sammy Wilson on the News Letter front page one day earlier.
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The DUP has convened an emergency meeting of its MLAs after MPs and House of Lords of peers wrote to leader Edwin Poots imploring him to hold off nominating Paul Givan, MLA as the new First Minister.
A DUP MP has warned any decision to side-step Stormont by imposing an Irish language act via London risks more and bigger unionist protests – and ups the risk of renewed riots.
Unionists have boycotted Derry City & Strabane District Council's bonfire committee because they believe it was set up to deal with republican bonfires - and that their own events are safely managed.
Senior officers are waiting for Supreme Court justices to decide whether the PSNI is sufficiently independent to carry out investigations into two events during the Troubles in Ulster half a century ago.
A decade after winning his maiden major title in the US Open, Rory McIlroy arrives at Torrey Pines seeking the same "indifferent" attitude behind his breakthrough success.
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