Mary Lou McDonald: “He should have acted on day one and he should act now.”

The British Secretary of State now updates his Twitter account more regularly than the residents, who he hasn’t spoken to since last Thursday.

We have spent all night here, all night talking to people, listening to people, seeking to reassure people that actually this can be resolved, and it must be.

The decision is utterly reckless.

This is madness. This, in fact, is primitive treatment of any community in the year 2026. It is intolerable, and it will not be tolerated.