DUP部长在辩论期间被指控让女同事“坐下来”后表示歉意。 DUP minister apologizes after accused of telling female colleague to "sit down" during debate.

DUP部长Gordon Lyons表示歉意, 因为在北爱尔兰议会关于儿童保育经费的辩论中, DUP部长Kate Nicholl指控他强力劝她“坐下”。 DUP Minister Gordon Lyons apologized after Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl accused him of aggressively telling her to "sit down" during a debate on childcare funding at the Northern Ireland Assembly. Nichol建议,如果她是男子,她可能会受到不同的待遇。 Nicholl suggested she might have been treated differently if she were a man. 议长Edwin Poots强调,成员之间需要礼貌和尊重。 Speaker Edwin Poots emphasized the need for courtesy and respect among members.