Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:-
“Having listened to many platitudes about victims, the reality this morning is that the DUP/Sinn Fein deal on welfare is set to give preferential treatment to terrorists who disabled themselves by their own hand. This is the scandalous outworking of yesterday’s report – a bomber who injures himself will be gifted the extra welfare points to guarantee him no loss of benefits.
“Such is the perverse arrangement over which the DUP now presides. Some “fresh start”! Someone injured in a road traffic accident may only get four benefit points and lose their benefits, but a self injured terrorist will be gifted an extra four points to preserve his benefits. It could only happen at Stormont.”