Sinn Fein has said it intends to table an emergency motion in the assembly on Monday asking Mr Robinson to answer questions about the recent allegations against him.

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Speaking on BBC Northern Ireland's The View on Thursday evening, Nigel Dodds, DUP, said his party would be taking steps to table a motion in the Northern Ireland Assembly over flying flags at Stormont.

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The minister reassured the assembly that it would in no way resemble the league table system.

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Suppose the number of seats won in the Assembly were as in the top line of the following table.

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The Liberal Democrats intend to table a motion for a debate on the issue by assembly members in the Senedd next week.

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But he also knows that the context is changing in front of his eyes.. The alternative, if Wales is going to keep up with its Caledonian cousins in terms of that four-way administration split, is to accumulate further powers for the Assembly in new fields, in order to maintain the credibility of his seat at the top table.

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Mr Paisley had secured the necessary 30 signatures to table his motion on Monday when he secured the signature of a member of David Trimble's assembly party, Pauline Armitage.

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