Decision to cut MLA pay delayed by Secretary of State saying she wanted to consult parties first - @MarkHDurkan, @naomi_long and @BeattieDoug react

Mar 13, 2018, 09:29 AM

Dithering, fudging, waffling and political drift. Just some of the criticisms levelled at the Secretary of State Karen Bradley yesterday after she delayed a decision to cut MLA pay. The North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon didn't mince her words in the Commons when Mrs Bradley told MPs she was "minded" to slash Assembly members' wages by 27.5% - but wanted to consult the parties first. Vinny got the views of SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long and UUP MLA Doug Beattie.