Stormont Executive holds emergency meeting amid fears over Covid-19 strain – Irish Examiner

The Northern Ireland Executive is holding an emergency meeting on Sunday night.
It comes after four of the five power-sharing parties called for a meeting of the Executive to discuss the new strain of Covid-19 found in England.
Government ministers from Sinn Féin, the Alliance Party and the SDLP issued a joint request for an Executive meeting to be held on Sunday.
In a tweet, Deputy First Minister Michelle ONeill confirmed the Executives virtual meeting would begin at 9pm.
In a letter seen by the…

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