Sinn Féin MP Conor Murphy has said documents released today by Sinn Féin clearly show the DUP acted in bad faith over the Welfare Reform Bill.
Launching a dossier of exchanges between Sinn Féin and the DUP over the bill at Stormont today, Mr Murphy said;
"This dossier sets out the documentation which informed the welfare agreement on December 19. At all times Sinn Féin was absolutely clear, privately and publicly, that the agreement was to provide full protection for current and future claimants of benefits under the control of the Executive. These documents illustrate that this is the case.
"This was confirmed by DUP minister Mervyn Storey in the Assembly when he said no one would be adversely affected by the changes.
"The protection of existing and future claimants was the basis on which Sinn Féin endorsed the Welfare Bill.
"However, three weeks ago the DUP then attempted to roll back from the commitments made in the Stormont House Agreement by attempting to limit protect
