Sinn Féin minister John O’Dowd says his party has no intention of collapsing the Stormont power-sharing institutions. The comments come amid wider debate about the stability of devolved government and whether reforms are needed to keep the institutions functioning.
O’Dowd reiterates that Sinn Féin is not pursuing a collapse of Stormont, responding to concerns previously raised by senior party figures. BBC News reports that Conor Murphy has warned there is “a danger the wheels could come off” power-sharing if institutions are not reformed.
While all outlets focus on O’Dowd’s position that Stormont will not be brought down, the reporting highlights different emphases. Evening Standard and BreakingNews.ie note O’Dowd’s concerns about the behaviour of the DUP, while the other coverage centers more directly on his repeated assurance that there is no plan to collapse the institutions.
