First day of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly
It was a day of firsts. First time in the chamber for new suite of legislators. Ahead of the first meeting of the new Assembly, the chairs in the chamber had been straightened and two extra tables set out to allow the 90 newly elected members to sign the Undertaking and then the Roll of Membership. Well, 89 newly elected members plus one newly co-opted member. There was a lot of handshaking and even a few hugs and jokes across …