'It was also very unsettling because we’re now in a very, very important period of time.'
“This was even more of this bizarre carry on,” she continued.
“I don’t believe that they have a sufficient understanding or care for the need for respect, the need for inclusivity, the recognition of the fact that the Belfast where Mr Cleverly was is chockablock with Irish people and that in the course of the discussions to make real progress, we all know - irrespective of our political stripe - that we only achieve when we achieve together.
“And this is a time where we need maximum engagement, maximum cooperation - not this kind of petulant nonsense and divisiveness that played out yesterday.”
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