October 3, 2023
Enormous economic opportunities need to be seized – O’Neill

First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill met with Hilary Benn at Stormont today in his new role as the Labour Party’s new Shadow British Secretary of State.

Michelle O’Neill said:

“We had a welcome opportunity to meet with Hilary Benn in his role as the new Shadow British Secretary of State today.

“Top of our agenda was the need to restore the Executive and Assembly, with local ministers back in and running local departments without delay.

“Every day that one party’s boycott of the Executive continues, people are suffering. Whether that’s on hospital waiting lists, with rising living costs or savage Tory cuts to public services.

“We have enormous economic opportunities ahead to create good jobs and attract investment and with goodwill, we can seize them and move forward together.

“As incoming First Minister, it is my absolute determination to work together to make politics work and to deliver for workers, families and businesses.” 

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