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| Northern Ireland's Arlene Foster survives no-confidence vote | |
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| Northern Ireland’s first minister, Arlene Foster, has seen off an attempt to remove her from office following a failed green energy scheme costing taxpayers £400m. | Northern Ireland’s first minister, Arlene Foster, has seen off an attempt to remove her from office following a failed green energy scheme costing taxpayers £400m. |
| Sinn Féin’s decision to abstain in a no-confidence vote against Foster on Monday ensured the Democratic Unionist party leader remained first minister. | Sinn Féin’s decision to abstain in a no-confidence vote against Foster on Monday ensured the Democratic Unionist party leader remained first minister. |
| Under the complex rules of power sharing in the Northern Ireland assembly, the DUP was able to exercise a veto to block the motion. | Under the complex rules of power sharing in the Northern Ireland assembly, the DUP was able to exercise a veto to block the motion. |
| The rules state that she could only be removed as first minister if a majority of nationalist representatives supported the cross-party proposal to censure her. | The rules state that she could only be removed as first minister if a majority of nationalist representatives supported the cross-party proposal to censure her. |
| The Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP) had won cross-party support for its motion censuring Foster over allegations about the “cash for ash” scandal. But the DUP was able to veto it thanks to Sinn Féin’s abstention. | The Social Democratic and Labour party (SDLP) had won cross-party support for its motion censuring Foster over allegations about the “cash for ash” scandal. But the DUP was able to veto it thanks to Sinn Féin’s abstention. |