Stormont MLAs reject bid to delay bill which ‘undermines constraint on ministers’ powers’

Executive Committee (Functions) Bill

Stormont MLAs have rejected an amendment to delay a bill which, it has been claimed, will undermine a constraint on ministers’ powers.

Richard Bullick, who served as special adviser to former first minister Peter Robinson, warned that the Executive Committee (Functions) Bill will reduce areas in which ministers’ power is constrained by the Executive as a whole.