Fresh deadline set for resurrecting powersharing at Stormont
by David Young
Jan 23, 2024
4 minutes
A new deadline for resurrecting a powersharing executive at Stormont has been set for February 8.
The Government will introduce a short one-line Bill at Westminster on Wednesday to set the new date after the last one lapsed on January 18.
Under legislation governing the formation of a devolved administration in Belfast, the Government assumes a legal duty to call a snap assembly election once a deadline for forming a ministerial executive is passed.
However, in the face of a series of missed deadlines in the current powersharing impasse, the Government has repeatedly opted to pass fresh legislation to set new deadlines, rather than opting for an election.
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