Vote of no confidence demonstrates ‘depth of crisis engulfing DAERA’

Agriculture Minister says he was assaulted and threatened as he vows he won’t quit over cattle cull

DUP to table motion of no confidence in ‘tone-deaf’ minister

Muir hits back on resignation call: Staff mistakes must be probed but my job goes on, maintains DAERA minister

Daera minister Andrew Muir has hit back on calls for him to quit, insisting that while mistakes from his staff must be probed his job goes on.

Vote of no confidence demonstrates ‘depth of crisis engulfing DAERA’

DUP Deputy Leader Michelle McIlveen has said the Ulster Farmers’ Union vote of no confidence in DAERA’s leadership demonstrates the “urgent need to rebuild trust between the Department and the farming community”.

UFU demands Muir and DAERA chiefs resign as Fivemiletown crisis escalates

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir The Ulster Farmers’ Union has declared that Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir and DAERA’s two most senior officials have lost the confidence of farmers—and demanded all three resign immediately. In a major escalation of the fallout from the Fivemiletown cattle operation, Northern Ireland’s largest farming organisation extended its vote of no confidence beyond the Department to Mr Muir, Permanent Secretary Katrina …