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Better way must be found in dealing with Protocol - MacLochlainn

Catherine Gaffney -
Better way must be found in dealing with Protocol - MacLochlainn

A Donegal Sinn Fein TD says a better way must be found in dealing with the Northern Ireland protocol.

 

It comes as legislation to extend the deadline to form a devolved government in the North will be introduced to the House of Commons today.

 

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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton Harris wants to delay the deadline for negotiations to form a Stormont Executive until December 8th.

 

There will be the option to extend that deadline by a further six weeks, while MLA's will also see their pay slashed by around a third.

 

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Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says the outcome of current European Union negotiations will be key in determining what happens next:

 

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Catherine Gaffney -