Assembly debate on Union flag flying ‘absurd’ and ‘bizarre’ – Sinn Féin

The Union flag has been debated (Paul Faith/PA)

The Government has been accused of prioritising flag flying over critical challenges facing Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A Sinn Féin MLA branded an Assembly debate on increasing the number of designated days the Union flag flies over government buildings in Northern Ireland as “absurd” and “bizarre”.