A bill to give the Northern Ireland secretary chhcalling the power to cut Stormont assembly members' salaries is now law
as the Democratic Unionist Party has refused to return to power-sharing in protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol.undermines Northern Ireland's position in the UK.
It keeps the region aligned with some EU trade rules to ensure goods can move freely across the Irish land border.- and four attempts to elect an assembly speaker, the DUP continues to refuse to nominate executive ministers.Sinn Féin proposed a motion to bring it back to debate the cost-of-living crisis. It was also backed by the SDLP and Alliance.Image caption,The culture, language and identity bill also received Royal Assent on Tuesday.
Irish language campaign group An Dream Dearg described the legislation's passage into law as an "historic day".
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