Supreme Court Ruling: Abortion in Northern Ireland Debate
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Jonathan Edwards
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Supreme Court Ruling: Abortion in Northern Ireland
Jonathan Edwards Excerpts(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Karen Bradley
Clearly there is much that needs to be done, but it needs to be done in Stormont. That is why locally elected politicians need to come back together to form that devolved Government.
Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC)
The Secretary of State’s excuse for inaction is that this is a devolved issue, yet next week we will discuss Lords amendments to a Bill that will steal a whole range of powers from devolved areas to allow the Westminster Government to legislate in devolved fields. Why the discrepancy?