UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said:

“The Windsor Framework has genuine opportunities, and it has serious challenges. The Ulster Unionist Party believes that in order to realise the opportunities and challenge the multiple issues then we need a functioning devolved government.

“The vote on the Stormont brake has shown that the UK Government are moving on and that the DUP boycott has failed. Unionism has a decision to make, do we want to have influence via the Assembly and Executive, or do we want to be nothing more than passengers with no say over the direction we are headed?  The Ulster Unionist Party is clear as to which is best for Northern Ireland.