Arlene Foster urges respect for differing identities in resignation speech

Screengrab taken from the Northern Ireland Assembly of Arlene Foster formally announcing her resignation as First Minister in the chamber of the NI Assembly at Parliament Buildings, Stormont (Assembly/PA)

Northern Ireland will only move forward when the region’s differing identities are respected by all, resigning First Minister Arlene Foster has said.

Making her resignation speech to the Assembly chamber, the ousted DUP leader said her time as First Minister may have ended “abruptly” but she vowed to pursue “unfinished business” in championing Northern Ireland in other ways.