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| DUP 'double-jobbers' to step down | DUP 'double-jobbers' to step down |
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| Some "double-jobbing" DUP MPs will not stand as candidates at the next assembly election, party leader Peter Robinson has said. | Some "double-jobbing" DUP MPs will not stand as candidates at the next assembly election, party leader Peter Robinson has said. |
| Mr Robinson said some assembly members would also give up their council posts, with more to follow later. | Mr Robinson said some assembly members would also give up their council posts, with more to follow later. |
| The move comes amid renewed scrutiny on expenses and allowances claimed by MPs. | The move comes amid renewed scrutiny on expenses and allowances claimed by MPs. |
| Ulster Unionist assembly member John McAllister welcomed the move, but asked why it involved only "some MPs" and which ones this would be. | |
| "It also raises the question of why the DUP voted against UUP proposals on double-jobbing only two months ago (in the assembly)," he said. | |
| In a policy document, the DUP also proposed efficiency measures including the merger of the Equality, Human Rights and Children's Commissions. | |
| It wants to halt recruitment to the Civil Service and abolish both the Parades Commission and the Civic Forum, an appointed body which has not met for years. | It wants to halt recruitment to the Civil Service and abolish both the Parades Commission and the Civic Forum, an appointed body which has not met for years. |
| The DUP has long argued for fewer Stormont departments and a smaller assembly of either 72 or 54 members. | The DUP has long argued for fewer Stormont departments and a smaller assembly of either 72 or 54 members. |
| MPs who are also MLAs currently get their full Westminster salary and a third of their Stormont salary. | MPs who are also MLAs currently get their full Westminster salary and a third of their Stormont salary. |
| The next assembly election is due in two years' time. About two-thirds of the 108-strong Assembly are currently sitting councillors. | The next assembly election is due in two years' time. About two-thirds of the 108-strong Assembly are currently sitting councillors. |
| Reform | Reform |
| In its document, Driving Forward a Reform Agenda, the party proposes that the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister should be revamped in the future, and possibly be renamed the Department of the Executive. | In its document, Driving Forward a Reform Agenda, the party proposes that the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister should be revamped in the future, and possibly be renamed the Department of the Executive. |
| It suggests that the joint office, currently headed by Mr Robinson and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, could eventually become redundant. | It suggests that the joint office, currently headed by Mr Robinson and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, could eventually become redundant. |
| The party says the concept was designed to ensure both sides of the community could have confidence in the fledging institutions. | The party says the concept was designed to ensure both sides of the community could have confidence in the fledging institutions. |
| It says that, over time, with greater policy stability and community cohesion and Northern Ireland's constitutional position further cemented, such safeguards would no longer be needed. | It says that, over time, with greater policy stability and community cohesion and Northern Ireland's constitutional position further cemented, such safeguards would no longer be needed. |
| The DUP also suggested that enforced coalition and cross-community voting could eventually end. | The DUP also suggested that enforced coalition and cross-community voting could eventually end. |