▁to ▁the ▁media ▁without ▁prior ▁permission . ▁ ▁Political ▁reaction ▁There ▁were ▁calls ▁on ▁F oster ▁to ▁quit ▁and ▁mount ing ▁pressure ▁on ▁her ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁from ▁Storm ont ' s ▁opposition ▁parties ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁claimed ▁that ▁Dr ▁Andrew ▁C raw ford , ▁her ▁special ▁ad visor , ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁correspond ence ▁rel ating ▁to ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁R HI ▁scheme . ▁There ▁were ▁public ▁protest s ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁in ▁Der ry ▁calling ▁for ▁F oster ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁First ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Rec all ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Assembly ▁was ▁re called ▁from ▁re cess ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁F oster ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁the ▁chamber ▁regarding ▁the ▁sc andal . ▁The ▁opposition ▁parties ▁submitted ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁exclude ▁F oster ▁from ▁office ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁disag re ement ▁in ▁the ▁chamber ▁as ▁it ▁turned ▁out ▁that ▁F oster ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁Martin ▁Mc Gu in ness ' ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁statement ▁to ▁be ▁read . ▁In ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁First ▁Minister ▁and ▁deput y ▁First ▁Minister ▁are ▁joint ▁roles . ▁ML As ▁tried ▁to ▁raise ▁points ▁of ▁order ▁with ▁the ▁Spe aker , ▁Robin ▁Newton ▁( D UP ), ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁speak . ▁ML As ▁walked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁in ▁protest ▁and ▁Newton ▁susp ended ▁the ▁sitting ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁Spe aker