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Paul Givan insists he is an Education Minister for all
Paul Givan faces a no confidence vote after a six-day Israeli government-organized trip, drawing protests and criticism from unions and opposition parties amid Gaza conflict.
- On Monday, a Motion of no confidence was submitted to the Northern Ireland Assembly by People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll targeting Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan after his six-day fact-finding mission to Israel in late October.
- Critics say the Department of Education 's social media post promoting the minister's visit was an "overtly political and divisive act," while opponents questioned Israel travel amid Gaza's 68,500 deaths, per Hamas-run health ministry.
- On Saturday, crowds gathered outside Belfast City Hall and at a People Before Profit event, while more than 12,000 online petition signatories called for Mr Givan to resign.
- Political calculations mean the motion is expected to fail as it requires cross-community support, with Gavin Robinson, Democratic Unionist Party leader, and allied unionist parties opposing it.
- The Motion is not expected before the Assembly until next week; Alliance and other parties will support it to seek accountability, while an urgent oral question will probe the issue in the Assembly.
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Hundreds attend protest in Northern Ireland calling for the removal of 'Israel' junket minister
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA Paul Givan remains under pressure to resign following his disgraceful trip to the genocidal apartheid regime of so-called ‘Israel’. At a rally on Saturday, November 1, organised by People Before Profit (PBP), a crowd of over 300 assembled at the gates of Belfast City Hall to express their disgust at an education minister travelling to a fake state whose speciality is the mass murder of children. Givan’s trip e…
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