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Robin Newton

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Gender Male
Age 78
Web site www.robinnewton.co.uk
Date of birth December 21,1945
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Born Belfast
United Kingdom
Party Democratic Unionist Party
Previous positionSpeaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly (2016–2020)
Position Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland
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Robert "Robin" Gray Newton MBE is a Unionist politician from Northern Ireland representing the Democratic Unionist Party. He was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for East Belfast from 2003 to 2022, and was a junior minister in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister from 2009 to 2011.

Stormont talks: Julian Smith, 'holding NI to ransom' with deal

Feb 16,2020 7:21 am

A new dawn beckoned for the Stormont institutions?

NI Secretary Julian Smith is "holding the people in Northern Ireland , to extort ransom money", The Union Unison said.

It's comments follow the BBC would be more money for the workers, held back, in The Absence of a deal.

The British and Irish governments to restore the Executive after three years of political deadlock in Stormont.

About 9,000 over pay and staffing levels of NI.

"There is no money coming unless the executive gets up and running," Mr Smith told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.

"I would like to focus on the public services, you need to get back to work," he said.

Patricia McKeown, of Unison, told the BBC that the dispute over the health of the worker fixed workers could "immediately".

"This is about keeping the people in Northern Ireland , to extort a ransom," She Said .

"It's really about the violation of their Human Rights , the health of workers and patients alike. "

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Mr Smith and Tánaiste (Deputy Irish Prime Minister ), Simon Coveney ,

The Northern Ireland -Secretary of state had asked the Stormont speaker Robin Newton to arrange an urgent meeting of The Assembly for Friday .

said on Friday morning, Mr Newton, of the Northern Ireland Assembly will only be called if the Political Parties agree on a possible deal to restore power-sharing.

the DUP leader, Arlene Foster , has said that the proposals "Not Perfect ", but provide a basis to move forward.

Sinn Féin, the examination of the design business, at the party's internal meeting on Friday .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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