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There have been angry exchanges between the speaker of the assembly, William Hay and members of his party, the DUP. | There have been angry exchanges between the speaker of the assembly, William Hay and members of his party, the DUP. |
It happened after he suspended DUP MLA Nelson McCausland for the second time when he refused to withdraw allegations about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. | It happened after he suspended DUP MLA Nelson McCausland for the second time when he refused to withdraw allegations about Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. |
The North Belfast MLA was suspended last November for claiming Mr Adams had been a leading IRA member. | The North Belfast MLA was suspended last November for claiming Mr Adams had been a leading IRA member. |
He was ruled to have made further "unparliamentary remarks" during a debate last week. | He was ruled to have made further "unparliamentary remarks" during a debate last week. |
"I was quoting from a book published by the IRA, which I now intend to place in the assembly library where everyone can read it for themselves," Mr McCausland said. | "I was quoting from a book published by the IRA, which I now intend to place in the assembly library where everyone can read it for themselves," Mr McCausland said. |
He said Mr Adams had been a member of an IRA delegation involved in talks with the government in 1972. | He said Mr Adams had been a member of an IRA delegation involved in talks with the government in 1972. |
Mr McCausland was applauded and cheered from the chamber by DUP members as the speaker called for order. | Mr McCausland was applauded and cheered from the chamber by DUP members as the speaker called for order. |
Several members of the party, including Sammy Wilson, then questioned the speaker on when they could quote from source material. | Several members of the party, including Sammy Wilson, then questioned the speaker on when they could quote from source material. |
It also emerged the speaker was not asking Mr Adams to withdraw allegations he made about a DUP member - Mervyn Storey - even though they were untrue. | It also emerged the speaker was not asking Mr Adams to withdraw allegations he made about a DUP member - Mervyn Storey - even though they were untrue. |
DUP chief whip Lord Morrow said he found this strange | DUP chief whip Lord Morrow said he found this strange |
"We (the DUP) do feel that we are being victimised," he said. | "We (the DUP) do feel that we are being victimised," he said. |
Sinn Fein's Carál Nà ChuilÃn criticised Mr McCausland and other DUP members. | |
"This was the second time that Nelson chose to engage in this childish and unparliamentarily behaviour," she said. | |
"Following his ejection the DUP members chose to engage in almost juvenile behaviour." |
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