Eileen Bell is new Assembly speaker

The next Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly will be former Alliance Party deputy leader, Eileen Bell, the British government announced today.

The next Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly will be former Alliance Party deputy leader, Eileen Bell, the British government announced today.

During a trade mission to India, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain, said Mrs Bell was qualified for the post.

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