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Michelle O’Neill: I’ve been ‘blocked’ from attending event by ‘DUP stunt’
Sinn Féin says the move would leave Northern Ireland without representation at a Glasgow forum where leaders were due to discuss the Stormont budget.
- On Thursday, First Minister Michelle O'Neill claimed Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly blocked her from Friday's Economic Forum in Glasgow, preventing a meeting with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to discuss the Stormont budget.
- The DUP is facing internal pressure over the Drumcree parading dispute, where senior members demanded withdrawing Little-Pengelly from the Stormont Executive, a move that would automatically force O'Neill from her post and collapse the devolved administration.
- Police are investigating participants of the unnotified Garvaghy Road protest for being "reasonably suspected of committing offences," while O'Neill defended her presence as the "right thing to do."
- O'Neill described the blocking as a "reactive stunt, driven by the DUP's own internal pressures and electoral problems," stating the decision denies Northern Ireland representation at the major political event.
- This political maneuvering occurs at Stormont ahead of an Assembly election due in May, illustrating ongoing instability within powersharing structures as the party considers further sanctions against Sinn Fein.
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Michelle O'Neill 'blocked' from attending Celtic Alliance meeting with Andy Burnham
NORTHERN Ireland first minister Michelle O’Neill has claimed deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly has “blocked” representation at major political event where the leaders of the Celtic Alliance are set to meet the Prime Minister
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Left, 46% Center
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- 46% of the sources lean Left, 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 46%
C 46%
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