Sam McBride: A week when Stormont plumbed new depths of rank incompetence (and four other things we learned this week)

Nov 12, 2020

Hello

Welcome to your morning update from The News Letter.

The news today is focused on Stormont as the parties try to reach a consensus on what to do when the current Covid-19 restrictions expire at midnight .

DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has predicted that the Executive will finally reach agreement saying ‘when the will is there, there is a way’.

Writing in today's paper and online political editor Sam Bride looks at the week at Stormont. Sam had plenty to look at and gives us his expert insight and analysis.

Away from politics it has just been announced that Carl Frampton and Barry McGuigan have reached an agreement to settle marathon legal battle. The action ended after a 19 days of evidence on the breakdown of a once-close relationship between two Irish legends in the sport.

Have a good day

Michael Cousins

Deputy digital editor

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