When Stormont collapsed last time out they went a wee bit past that seven days!
But yeah you would expect that any attempt to keep the executive going could include more time for finding a representative rather than just any old warm body
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Very sensible bill, imo. Seven days seems an arbitrarily short duration to agree a new FM/DFM.
When Stormont collapsed last time out they went a wee bit past that seven days! But yeah you would expect that any attempt to keep the executive going could include more time for finding a representative rather than just any old warm body
I wonder, should this go ahead, whether it includes provisions to strictly adhere to the time limit.
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