贝尔法斯特市议会投票重新考虑没有许可的雕像. Belfast council votes to reconsider statue erected without permission.

贝尔法斯特市议会投票重新考虑有关爱尔兰共和军绝食抗议者比·桑兹雕像的决定, 这一雕像在没有规划许可的情况下被立. Belfast City Council voted to reconsider a decision regarding a statue of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands that was erected without planning permission. 民主党支持的议案以27票赞成,22票反对而通过. 而新党提出对所有未经授权的纪念碑进行更广泛审查的提案却被拒绝了. The DUP-backed motion passed 27 to 22, while a Sinn Féin proposal for a broader review of all unauthorized memorials was rejected. 辩论的重点是规划法不一致的应用以及纪念碑的历史意义. The debate centered on the inconsistent application of planning laws and the historical significance of the monument.