O'Toole: SDLP Opposition determined to deliver

SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole has said the party is determined to deliver for people across Northern Ireland.

Mr O'Toole was speaking during the sitting of the Assembly today.

He challenged the First and deputy First Minister to commit not to collapse Stormont in future

South Belfast MLA Mr O'Toole said: "Having an official Opposition at Stormont provides us with an opportunity to deliver better governance for people across the North.

"We will use the role of Opposition to speak out for families who have been struggling with the cost of living, patients left languishing on health service waiting lists and children who are not getting the education they deserve.

"We will be a positive and constructive opposition, but we won't be found wanting when it comes to ensuring delivery for families."

He said that the SDLP's job is "not to tear lumps out of anyone", but to bring accountability. Something which Mr O'Toole said has been "long-awaited" in Northern Ireland.