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The protest coincides with the return of assembly members to Stormont following the summer recess.

But the end of the August recess in Washington — and the oncoming flu and COVID-19 season — could return public attention to subjects that have proved politically perilous for the president this week.

If Republican leaders in Washington had hoped that a month-long congressional recess would help the Jeffrey Epstein controversy die down, this week's frenzy of activity has dashed those hopes - at least for now.

As MPs return to Parliament following the summer recess, I took a tour around the building with her.

Smyth, who previously worked as a modern studies teacher and has a wife and two daughters, could still contribute to debates and vote remotely when parliament returns from recess this week.