Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:
“Today’s statement by the Secretary of State is pathetically weak. Northern Ireland needs a government. Sinn Fein/IRA – a party which doesn’t even believe Northern Ireland should exist – is preventing government from Stormont due to the system we are lumbered with so Karen Bradley should have provided clarity for all the people of Northern Ireland and brought in government from Westminster.
“It’s time to face reality. If devolution is not possible then we need government from London. It’s time for Her Majesty’s Government to stand up for this part of the United Kingdom and allow us to be held to ransom no longer.”