Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:-
“I am pleased to see Jamie Bryson has secured an emergency hearing on Monday for his much needed challenge to the consent motion being railroaded through Stormont on Tuesday without cross-community consent.
“The points that ground this application chime with those at the heart of my Private Member’s Bill debated today.
“Not only is the vote driving a coach and horses through the promise of the Belfast Agreement for cross-community votes on all “key issues”, but it has been set up in flagrant breach of the promise of public consultation in advance of any such vote. I’m glad Mr Bryson is bringing these matters before the court and trust justice will be done.”