“there is therefore no good reason why its Members should not take their seats at Westminster”
As the BBC reports, the government has stated that “Over the coming months Ministers will be talking to all Northern Ireland parties to address how to take the issue forward in light of the views and clear issues of principle we discussed today.” The issue being the payment of allowances expenses to MPs who do not take their seats. As the Deputy Leader of the House, Liberal Democrat MP, David Heath, told MPs yesterday The Committee on Standards in Public Life recognised when …