Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister
“Just 3 months ago in ‘A Fresh Start’ the DUP endorsed the Stormont expenses regime, declaring “the fundamental architecture is sound”.
“Now after TUV has again shone a torch into a dark corner of Stormont, the DUP leader tonight has rushed to champion change. Good, but her deeds of 17 November 2015, in approving the existing system, puts her expedient words tonight into context.
“A week which started with the DUP Chief Whip defending the “integrity” of the present system and ends with the DUP leader rubbishing that same system is a good week for people power. Let’s have more of them.”