Member

We had a vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly in December, which said by a majority vote that these arrangements should continue. The normal way in which the Assembly makes decisions on any crucial matters is by cross-community vote—a majority of unionists and a majority of nationalists. As the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, and other noble Lords from Northern Ireland will know, we have not had majoritarianism or majority voting on major issues in Northern Ireland for well over 50 years. However, this vote was rigged so that only a majority was required to ensure that unionists —despite every single one of them voting against—would have to have imposed on them arrangements which they do not support.