Dáithí Mac Gabhann and his family head to Westminster as a major change to Northern Ireland's organ donation law - inspired by the six-year-old who's waiting for a heart transplant - is expected to pass its final hurdle
It means Northern Ireland has been without a government for a year.
It will further delay the requirement for the formation of an executive at Stormont until 18 January next year and delay an Assembly election to 11 April at the latest. "This bill creates the time and space needed to focus attention on restoring Stormont and for UK-EU negotiations to reach a solution on the NI Protocol that meets the needs of people across Northern Ireland.
Dáithí's Law was introduced in the Stormont assembly in 2021 and passed its final stage in February 2022.
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