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Stormont no-confidence motion in Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir fails
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A no-confidence motion in Stormont Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir, brought by the DUP over a controversial cattle cull in County Tyrone, has failed after securing 32 votes in favour and 38 against. Alliance leader Naomi Long dismissed the motion as a pantomime stunt and led a walkout of her party's MLAs, stating that Muir is going nowhere.
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- A no-confidence motion against Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir failed in the Stormont assembly, receiving 32 votes in favour and 38 against.
- The motion was proposed by the DUP and supported by the Ulster Unionists and TUV over a controversial June cattle cull in County Tyrone.
- Alliance leader Naomi Long dismissed the vote as a pantomime stunt and led a walkout of Alliance MLAs from the chamber.
- The controversial incident involved the shooting of cattle near Fivemiletown, prompting complaints about the manner of the cull and an ongoing external review led by Dr Martin Blake.