If Labour were in power the party would set out the criteria for calling a border poll, the shadow NI secretary has said LabourConference
Earlier this week Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris warned he would call a fresh Stormont election, as obliged to under current rules, if the institutions were not re-formed by 28 October.withdrew from the executive in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol"It would be a sign of abject failure not just in Northern Ireland, but also of the government and the secretary of state for not being able to facilitate the forward movement," said Mr Kyle.
"But once we pass legislation and we set the rules for an election, then we really need to stick to those rules in all but extreme circumstances."NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has warned there could be a fresh assembly election Recently there has been criticism of how much time Northern Ireland secretaries spend in Northern Ireland."It depends how much I'm needed in Westminster," he said.He said he had made two visits to Northern Ireland in the past two months."These are sometimes challenges that the Northern Ireland secretary and the shadow secretary can only deal with in Westminster because I'm not a Northern Ireland politician. I represent Northern Ireland in Westminster.
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