Libel Reform to be an issue in the negotiations on a Programme for Government – Nesbitt
Further to the Ulster Unionist Party`s manifesto commitments on libel reform, the Party Leader has pledged to continue to his reform campaign in the next Assembly mandate.
Mike Nesbitt said:
“I will bring the issue of libel reform to the negotiations on the next Programme for Government and if there is no commitment to address it there, I will bring forward another Private Members Bill in the next Assembly mandate to sort it out.”
Note to Editors:
Mike Nesbitt`s Private Members Bill on Defamation was blocked in the last Assembly mandate by Simon Hamilton referring the matter to the Northern Ireland Law Commission for consultation.
You can read the Ulster Unionist Party’s position with regard to ‘Open & Transparent Government and the Laws of Defamation’ on pages 6 and 7 of our 2016 Manifesto by accessing the following link http://uup.org/assets/images/assembly%20manifesto.pdf