Stormont’s vetoes in the context of a pandemic – An Equality Coalition briefing note
Resources: Submissions and briefings
1 November, 2020
In 2019, our Manifesto for a Rights Based Return to Power Sharing called for a new agreement to remove those political vetoes within the NI Executive that are not based on (and have conflicted with) equality and rights duties, and as such contributed to the destabilisation and collapse of the NI Executive in 2017. The issue returned to prominence in November 2020 with the DUP twice using the ‘St Andrews Veto’ to block the extension of public health measures proposed by the Health Minister to contain the pandemic, which were supported by all other parties. In response, the Equality Coalition has produced this briefing note, setting out the human rights implications of the veto being used in this way.
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