McGuinness's resignation 'not good for business' says retail chief

Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association (NIIRTA) Chief Executive Glyn Roberts has said that the resignation of deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness could be bad for the economy.

Mr Roberts said: “This situation is very concerning as political instability is neither good for business nor the economy “Big issues need to tackled such as Brexit, Business Rate Reform, Corporation Tax, Investment in Skills and modernisation of our Infrastructure which are all vital for the future of our local economy ‘If an Assembly Election is to be called, we hope that it is done sooner rather than later to ensure a new Administration is in place at the earliest opportunity to tackle these key challenges “However, an Election is not going to fix the problems around the RHI scheme “We need to see real leadership from all the political parties to see us through this crisis”