Edwin Poots responds to Burke family seeking him out at church

Free Presbyterian DUP MLA Edwin Poots responds to Burke family seeking him out at church, posted online via Facebook on Monday, August 18, 2025

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00:00I'm in the constituency office in South Belfast this morning and dealing with

00:05issues on behalf of the local community. Last night the Burke family came to my

00:10church shortly after I had left wishing to speak to myself. I would encourage the

00:16Burke family if they wish to speak to me about political issues to contact their

00:20office and make an arrangement and I'll happily meet them here in my office. I

00:25would add that and encourage the family to desist and from going to church

00:32meetings and gospel services where the gospel has just been preached and to

00:37doorstep people. It's unbecoming, it's unbefitting and it's not the way things

00:43should be done in a church setting. If people want to talk politics they've got

00:47all week to do it, I'm here and available to do that. So I'd encourage the Burke

00:53family to contact me directly and engage with me directly, they don't need to

00:59come and stand outside a church building to get me.