DUP MLA joins Lockhart's call for O'Neill's removal as first minister
Summary
DUP assembly member Diane Forsythe has joined MP Carla Lockhart in calling for Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill to be removed from office. The dispute follows O’Neill’s attendance at protests that blocked an Orange Order parade on Garvaghy Road; police have interviewed her and other senior Sinn Féin figures as part of an investigation.Key Facts
- Forsythe said commitments to impose consequences over O’Neill’s handling of the Drumcree parading dispute must be honoured.
- Lockhart resigned from the DUP officer board after party leader Gavin Robinson declined to remove O’Neill from the joint first minister role.
- Forsythe said that if O’Neill is not removed, official first minister engagements through the joint Executive Office should stop immediately.
- O’Neill has defended attending the demonstrations and said she would continue to support Garvaghy Road residents.
- Unionists have accused Sinn Féin figures of acting unlawfully over the protests.
- Robinson said the DUP had democratically decided how to respond and that the party was keeping its options open.
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