Motion of No Confidence Laid Against DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

Motion of no confidence laid against DAERA Minister Andrew Muir

A motion of no confidence has been brought against Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir MLA following the slaughter of 51 cattle outside Fivemiletown in June.

Motion of 'no confidence' in AERA Minister Andrew Muir falls in Assembly chamber - 'The fact the parties couldn't come together on something...show how sad a state our politics is in'

The motion of ‘No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ taken by DUP MP Jonathan Buckley was debated today in the assembly – but fell on votes.

Farming minister Andrew Muir survives no confidence motion - as Alliance MLAs accused of 'stunt' as they walk out of the Assembly

Stormont’s farming minister has survived a no confidence vote in the Assembly over his handling of events surrounding a controversial cattle cull near Fivemiletown – with Alliance MLAs staging a walkout in protest at the DUP motion.

Fivemiletown cattle cull: MLAs debate no-confidence motion in Andrew Muir

Motions of no-confidence in the Northern Ireland Assembly are not binding even if a majority of members vote in favour of them.