Stormont boycott over Windsor Framework impasse

1 release from 1 party, 5 October 2023.

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1. What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart

   • UUP
   • 5 October 2023
   • General commentary
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives

   UUP MLA John Stewart says the Stormont boycott has failed and warns Unionism faces a difficult position unless a solution to the Windsor Framework impasse is found by end of October. He argues Unionists should return to Stormont to make their case, warning a boycott could accelerate a border poll.

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