The World - News from June 13, 1986
The British government confirmed that it will dissolve the Northern Ireland Assembly next week because persistent tensions between Roman Catholics and Protestants have rendered the body ineffective. Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King told the House of Commons he regrets having to close down Ulster’s legislature but said it is not being abolished and will be kept on the statute books until elections can be held. Roman Catholic members had boycotted Assembly sessions to protest British rule in the province.
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