Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald compared working with Labour rather than the Conservatives ‘as the daylight to the dark’
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald compared working with Labour rather than the Conservatives ‘as the daylight to the dark’British prime minister Keir Starmer is greeted by Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly on arrival for a meeting at Stormont Castle in Belfast on Monday.
This is the shape of things to come, Starmer told reporters. “I said I’d bring a different approach if I was elected into office, and today I’ve been able to match those words with actions, and I sincerely hope that being here on day three of the new Labour government makes clear my commitment.” “Right,” he said, breaking into a wide grin. “We have heard plenty like that before, and we’re still waiting.”
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