Another vote may be held again at the full Belfast Council meeting in January
The DUP have failed to get Belfast Council to sign up to the Armed Forces Covenant due to resistance from Nationalist parties.
The decision will go to the full council meeting in January for ratification. It could face another vote at that point, the result of which is uncertain at this stage, due to the combined numbers of parties. The motion might still pass, or not, according to the attendance of individual elected members on the day.
DUP Councillor Sarah Bunting said: “The report is to come back to show how this council can help stop inequality. There are members of the armed services, veterans coming out who are being disadvantaged when they are trying to access public services, whether it is health, housing, education.
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