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Mrs Long has received widespread support since highlighting the latest social media attacks

Naomi Long said people are "sick and tired" of the "wreckers, the blockers, the wasters"

A dollar spent wisely on mitigation brings transformational economic benefits. So we can justify investing in both mitigation and adaptation, as China, India and many other countries are doing. Humanity can still, just, prevent catastrophic climate change if each country shoulders its share of climate responsibility.

"I had prepared this motion last week and then the shooting of DCI Caldwell happened and everything came tumbling back.."

She dismissed suggestions the DUP's boycott strategy helped secure the deal, saying it was "coincidence rather than correlation"

Under her leadership, the party has gone from eight MLAs to becoming the third largest party at Stormont with 17.

The Alliance leader said the Assembly has not been able to function for around half the time since it was formed 25 years ago.

The longer the political impasse continues, the more Stormont will be drained of valuable experience as people head for the exit door

It emerges less than two months after MLA salaries were cut due to the collapse of power-sharing