Stormont committee to seek legal advice on recalling Michelle O’Neill over McMonagle controversy

Michelle O’Neill answered questions at her Stormont scrutiny committee last week. Picture: NI Assembly/PA

A Stormont committee is to seek legal advice on what basis it can invite Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill back to answer more questions about the Michael McMonagle controversy.

The Executive Office committee said it also needed clarity on whether Ms O’Neill and Sinn Féin colleague and junior minister Aisling Reilly could appear before it without DUP deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and junior minister Pam Cameron.