Sentences with phrase «through subsequent letters»

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A letter from Smith and the shadow welfare secretary, Debbie Abraham, to the Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, warns: «This measure is being introduced in the absence of a functioning executive in Northern Ireland... To impose such changes from Westminster, especially through the back door of a statutory instrument without scrutiny even by committee, is completely at odds with principles of the devolution settlement as agreed under the Good Friday agreement and subsequent agreements, including Fresh Start.»

Subsequent reports in the Star Tribune and on MinnPost.com say the AG, through a spokesperson, denied the suspension had anything to do with Lawler's union activities or comments to the media and was for the reasons were those stated in the letter.