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02/10/2017
Sinn Fein Is Bringing This Country To Its Knees - Agnew
Green Party leader Steven Agnew said he does not support "Sinn Fein bringing this country to its knees".
At his party's conference in Belfast, Mr Agnew said that while he supports an Irish Language act he claimed Sinn Fein in particular was responsible chaos in health and education sectors in NI due to the lack of budget.
He said: "Yes, I support an Irish Language Act. Greens have supported indigenous languages across Europe. But let me very clear. I do not support Sinn Fein bringing this country to its knees.
"It is rare that you'll hear me agree with Arlene Foster but, as with RHI, for Sinn Fein the Irish Language Act has become the excuse not to go into government, but not the reason."
He continued: "It is unionists who now fear a coalescing of opinion around the idea of shifting the border to the Irish Sea."
He said either the UK should "ditch Brexit altogether" or remain in the Customs Union and "secure a deal that looks so much like Remain".
(CD)
At his party's conference in Belfast, Mr Agnew said that while he supports an Irish Language act he claimed Sinn Fein in particular was responsible chaos in health and education sectors in NI due to the lack of budget.
He said: "Yes, I support an Irish Language Act. Greens have supported indigenous languages across Europe. But let me very clear. I do not support Sinn Fein bringing this country to its knees.
"It is rare that you'll hear me agree with Arlene Foster but, as with RHI, for Sinn Fein the Irish Language Act has become the excuse not to go into government, but not the reason."
He continued: "It is unionists who now fear a coalescing of opinion around the idea of shifting the border to the Irish Sea."
He said either the UK should "ditch Brexit altogether" or remain in the Customs Union and "secure a deal that looks so much like Remain".
(CD)
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