The East Belfast MLA was speaking ahead of the first anniversary of the restoration of the Assembly and Executive following the most recent political impasse. She said that despite the last year, the threat of collapse remained in our politics.
“The fact that the institutions remain functioning after a year is, of course, welcome but it speaks to how dysfunctional the institutions are that it's treated as a notable occasion, rather than the norm, as it would be in most other parts of the world,” said Mrs Long.
“Over the last year, Alliance has been leading change. Our Ministers have introduced two significant pieces of legislation and have shaped and delivered major policy interventions on key issues like Domestic and Sexual Abuse and tacking pollution and climate change.
“People here deserve better than having their politics and their future held to ransom. Alliance will continue to advocate for reform of our institutions to end ransom politics and the harmful cycle of crisis and collapse for good.”