The law is named after six-year-old Belfast boy Daithi MacGabhann, who is waiting for a heart transplant
A Bill extending the deadline for holding a fresh Assembly election in Northern Ireland and introducing regulations for a new organ donation law is set to pass through the Commons.
Read more: NI Protocol: DUP silent on speculation of discontent over handling of talks with PM adviserIt will further delay the requirement for the formation of an executive at Stormont until January 18 next year and delay an Assembly election to April 11 at the latest. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he was taking the “exceptional step” of progressing the legislation at Westminster following cross-party support for the plight of Daithi.
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