Speaking on behalf of the trade union movement in Northern Ireland, ICTU General Secretary Owen Reidy commented
Whoever succeeds in replacing Liz Truss as Prime Minister will have no political legitimacy, if they are chosen by a selectorate of MPs frightened of losing their seats, or the unrepresentative few thousand members of the Conservative Party.
The UK requires a general election as soon as possible. The political instability of the past few months and its amplification since the ‘Mini-Budget’ has caused economic havoc.
Northern Ireland and its people do not deserve to be collateral damage of internecine Tory feuding.
We have had our election, and that mandate from spring 2022 ought to be honoured by all parties in Northern Ireland.
Our best insurance against the contagion of chaos from Westminster and Downing Street is stable devolved government in Northern Ireland, accountable to the people of Northern Ireland.
