Michelle O'Neill is going nowhere, Stormont minister says

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 13:37 · Archive

Stormont Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has said First Minister Michelle O'Neill is 'going nowhere' and that 'the people decided who the First Minister of the north is and that's the way that will remain'.

DUP MP Carla Lockhart has renewed calls for Ms O'Neill to resign following the Drumcree dispute. Ms O'Neill, Ms McDonald and other senior party members were questioned by police investigating potential breaches of a Parades Commission determination that allowed an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown. The determination was the first time in nearly 30 years the route had been approved.

Nationalist residents protested against the decision. Large-scale demonstrations on the Garvaghy Road prevented the Orange Order from completing its traditional route. At a rally on Saturday night in Portadown, Ms Lockhart told supporters that 'profound consequences must mean profound consequences' and that 'Michelle O'Neill must go'. Ms Lockhart resigned as a DUP party officer last week in a dispute with party leadership over whether the DUP should withdraw deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from the powersharing executive.

How it is being reported

• Michelle O’Neill is going nowhere, Stormont minister says"The people decided who the First Minister of the north is and that’s the way that will remain"Belfast Live · 26 Oct, 12:53
• Michelle O’Neill is going nowhere, Stormont minister Kimmins saysBelfast Telegraph · 26 Oct, 12:43

In this story: Michelle O'Neill · Liz Kimmins · Carla Lockhart · Mary-Lou McDonald · Sinn Féin · DUP · Portadown

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