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Baroness Foster: Suggestion NI was ‘sleepwalking’ into pandemic is ‘offensive’

Baroness Foster has called a suggestion that Northern Ireland was “sleepwalking” into the coronavirus pandemic “offensive”. There were some testy exchanges as the former Stormont first Minister was pressed at length at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry around ...

15 May 2024 at 15:56

Northern Ireland

Ex-first minister Baroness Foster defends leadership during Covid-19 pandemic

Northern Ireland’s former first minister Baroness Arlene Foster has expressed “great regret” that Stormont did not anticipate the speed with which the Covid-19 pandemic spread. The ex-DUP leader told the Covid-19 Inquiry that by mid-March 2020, ...

15 May 2024 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

No DUP ministers agreed with Poots on Covid nationalist areas claim, says Foster

No other DUP ministers agreed with a claim made by former Stormont minister Edwin Poots that Covid-19 was more prevalent in nationalist areas in Northern Ireland, Baroness Foster has said. The former first minister was asked about her party ...

15 May 2024 at 16:37

Northern Ireland

Foster ‘pressed to use nuclear button’ after deputy FM attended Storey funeral

Northern Ireland’s former first minister has said she was urged to “use the nuclear button” after then deputy first minister Michelle O’Neill attended a large-scale funeral during the coronavirus lockdown. Ms O’Neill and other Sinn Fein ...

15 May 2024 at 17:07

Northern Ireland

Row over school closures reflected very badly on Executive, Foster tells inquiry

A political row over the closure of schools in Northern Ireland at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic reflected very badly on the Stormont Executive, Baroness Foster has said. The former First Minister was pressed on the conduct of a ...

15 May 2024 at 14:00

Northern Ireland

Not enough consideration was given to impact of Covid lockdown – Foster

Not enough consideration was given to the impact of lockdown measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Baroness Arlene Foster has said. The former Northern Ireland first minister and DUP leader also told the UK ...

11 Jul 2023 at 13:09

Northern Ireland

Foster denies sectarianising Stormont’s response to Covid-19

Former Northern Ireland first minister Baroness Arlene Foster has denied “sectarianising” Stormont’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic by deploying a controversial veto mechanism to prevent the extension of restrictions. ...

15 May 2024 at 16:44

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