The snow storm battering Northern Ireland on Monday caused a top Labour politician to miss a crucial vote in the House Of Commons.
Labour's David Lammy was grounded in Derry after heavy snowfall saw his flight to London cancelled.
The Shadow Foreign Secretary tweeted: "Stuck in Derry tonight as my flight was cancelled due to snow, so gutted I can’t vote against the @Conservatives appalling Sacking Nurses bill as planned.
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"This outrageous attack on the fundamental freedom of workers must be stopped."
Much of the North West of Northern Ireland was blanketed in snow on Monday with freezing temperatures making travel extremely difficult.
The controversial Strikes Minimum Services Bill was being debated in the House Of Commons on Monday night with Labour benches opposed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's "draconian" new law which would allow the Government to set minimum staffing levels during public service walkouts.
As MPs debated the bill, hundreds of protesters - including RMT boss Mick Lynch - gathered outside Downing Street to voice their anger.
Mr Lammy was in Derry with Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle and Shadow Cabinet Office minister Baroness Chapman where they visited Foyle Port.
During the tour, the three Labour politicians met with local businesses at the port which handles two million tonnes of cargo a year.
They were on a fact-finding mission as the UK and EU edge closer to a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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