Starmer ‘treated those from Northern Ireland as second-class citizens’ – O’Neill

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Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has claimed Keir Starmer treated those from the region as “second-class citizens”.

She said the outgoing British prime minister “refused to meet” with the Stormont Executive in recent years.

The Executive has complained that the region is not funded to need, and ministers have been unable to agree a budget.

(left to right) Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, Finance Minister John O’Dowd, Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Junior Minister (Executive Office) Aisling Reilly and Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins during a press conference in the Great Hall in Stormont, Belfast
Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald, Finance Minister John O’Dowd, Stormont First Minister Michelle O’Neill, Junior Minister (Executive Office) Aisling Reilly and Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins during a press conference in the Great Hall in Stormont, Belfast (Niall Carson/PA)

Speaking to media at Parliament Buildings on Monday, O’Neill gave her view on Starmer's government from her role and interactions with Number 10.

She said: “Throughout the course of the last few years Keir Starmer has refused to meet with this Executive to discuss the very issues that are concerning people here.

“He has refused...



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