NIO withdraws abortion regulations ahead of Westminster vote
Opponents to the NIO's proposed abortion regulations included Northern Ireland Attorney General John Larkin, who argued that the secretary of state had exceeded his powers
WILLIAM SCHOLES
08 May, 2020
THE British government last night withdrew controversial abortion regulations for Northern Ireland before they could be put to the vote in Parliament next week.
It means that the regulations put forward by secretary of state Brandon Lewis at the end of March will not now apply.