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Evening Standard
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Rebecca Black

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Stormont executive taking steps in right direction despite ps1bn hole in budget - The Untold Story

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly visit Kids Korner Day Nursery (Rebecca Black/PA) -

Northern Ireland’s First and deputy First Ministers have insisted the Executive is “taking steps in the right direction” despite a £1 billion hole in their proposed budget.

Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly spoke to media during a visit to a day nursery in east Belfast following the publication of a report tracking progress towards the Executive’s Programme for Government which was agreed in 2024.

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