.duponline leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party will not support the election of a Speaker in tomorrow's assembly recall to discuss organ donation legislation
But assembly members have been urged to take their seats on Tuesday to elect a Speaker and implement a new "opt-out" organ donation law inspired by a six-year-old Belfast boy - Dáithí Mac Gabhann - who needs a heart transplant.
"It is disgraceful that the issue of organ donation is being used as blackmail for the return of devolution," Sir Jeffrey wrote in his letter, which was first reported by the PA news agency. The DUP leader also criticised Sinn Féin for what he called the party's "false outrage" over the issue. The DUP has repeatedly blocked the election of a new Speaker as part of its protest over the protocol - a set of post-Brexit trade rules which introduced new checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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