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Stormont parties meet with shadow Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn

Northern Ireland’s main political parties are taking part in meetings with the new shadow secretary of state across the day. Hilary Benn is taking part in his first visit to the region this week since he was appointed to the role last month. On ...

03 Oct 2023 at 10:54

Northern Ireland

New deadline for restoring Stormont Executive set to be February 8

A new deadline for resurrecting a powersharing Executive at Stormont is set to be fixed for February 8. It is understood the Government will introduce a short Bill at Westminster on Wednesday to set the new date after the last one lapsed on ...

23 Jan 2024 at 15:10

Local News

Stormont ministers finally agree proposed programme for government

Stormont ministers have finally agreed a proposed programme for government. Ministers signed off on the delayed blueprint when they met at Stormont Castle on Thursday morning. It will not be officially published until Monday as protocol ...

05 Sept 2024 at 15:01

Northern Ireland

Health trusts asked to draw up cost savings to cover £300m budget shortfall

Health trusts in Northern Ireland have been asked to work up cost-saving plans as part of efforts to bridge an estimated £300 million budget gap. It is understood the plans are due to be delivered to the Department of Health by the end ...

01 May 2024 at 20:42

Stormont fails to elect new speaker just hours before deadline for new election

Northern Ireland

DUP confirms it will not nominate ministers to resurrect Stormont

The Stormont Assembly has failed to elect a new speaker just hours ahead of a deadline for fresh elections. MLAs were recalled for a special sitting with the first order of business being electing a new speaker, SDLP MLA Matthew ...

27 Oct 2022 at 16:51

Local News

Doug Beattie quits as Ulster Unionist Party leader

Doug Beattie has quit as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, citing “irreconcilable differences” with party officers for the shock move. Mr Beattie issued a statement confirming he was standing down after a morning of intense ...

19 Aug 2024 at 11:15

Local News

‘Sense of shame’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

A Stormont minister has said he feels a sense of shame at the environmental crisis affecting Lough Neagh. Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir told MLAs at his scrutiny committee there are “no quick ...

05 Mar 2024 at 18:01

Northern Ireland

Starmer: Trust me to end Tory ‘chaos’ and protect national security

Sir Keir Starmer has said the General Election amounted to a choice about “whose side are you on” as he promised to stand up for working people and restore trust in British politics. The Labour leader said 14 years of ...

27 May 2024 at 14:06

Northern Ireland

Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

Rishi Sunak rejected claims the allocation of more than £2 billion in taxpayers’ money for local projects was skewed towards relatively affluent areas including his own constituency. The Prime Minister said the ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:38

Northern Ireland

Minister stresses online safety moves after ‘appalling’ catfish predator jailed

An imminent rollout of online protections will make “a huge difference” to safeguarding children, a minister has told Parliament after the jailing of a cyber predator who drove one of his young catfish victims ...

30 Oct 2024 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

Joe Biden names new US special envoy to Northern Ireland

Joe Kennedy III, a member of the most famous Irish-American political family, has been appointed as US special envoy to Northern Ireland. The former Democratic congressman, who hails from the Kennedy ...

19 Dec 2022 at 18:33

Northern Ireland

Bid to restore Stormont to pass organ donation law ends in failure

A bid to restore the Assembly at Stormont has failed, thwarting the chances of the devolved legislature passing a new organ donation law for Northern Ireland. The DUP once again exercised its veto ...

14 Feb 2023 at 17:29

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