Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:-
“The latest u-turn by the Executive not only underscores the erratic unreliability of the horse-trading Stormont but raises the compelling question of what was last week all about and where now for our beleaguered businesses, now including retail? As for close contact services, they are the ultimate Hokey Cokey plaything of Stormont.
“What trust can be put in the pledges of politicians who somersault so readily?
“The arbitrary closure of churches is especially cruel for many who draw solace from the public worship which is now banned by Stormont without any published scientific or medical justification.
“This is a Stormont lurching from one desperate but disparate policy to another.”