Chris Heaton-Harris – 2022 Comments on the Situation in Northern Ireland
The comments made by Chris Heaton-Harris, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on Twitter on 4 November 2022.
The people of Northern Ireland deserve a strong devolved government. I have had valuable conversations with Party leaders and people across Northern Ireland over the past week and have listened to their concerns about the impact and cost of an election at this time.
I can confirm that no Assembly election will take place in December. Current legislation requires me to name a date for an election to take place within 12 weeks of 28 October. Next week, I will make a statement in Parliament to lay out my next steps.
