Hermon exploits Government Bill to fight 50/50
Ulster Unionist MP, Lady Hermon, has used the Government’s Miscellaneous Provisions Bill to put the abolition of 50/50 on the political agenda once again. She said:
“Ending 50/50 police recruitment is a must. This Miscellaneous Provisions Bill presented an opportunity to mount a simultaneous challenge to 50/50 in the House of Commons matching that of John Laird in the House of Lords. Our Party has taken that opportunity.”
Speaking from Westminster, the North Down MP continued:
“It’s nothing short of shameful that a British Government, our Government, has legalised religious discrimination in Northern Ireland. A Government that talks up its record on human rights has the morally repugnant 50/50 recruitment procedure as a ugly stain on that record. I’ve been consistent in my opposition to 50/50, and I’ll be persistent until it is abolished.”