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Chief constable says political ‘sniping’ over support for police must end

Jon Boutcher urged party leaders to ‘come together to advocate for policing together’.

Evening Standard

Future of former Maze prison site ‘very much a live issue’ – O’Neill

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said she wants to see political agreement to develop the site.

Evening Standard

Belfast police station car bomb was ‘an attack on all of us’, says police chief

First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, and PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher jointly condemned a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station. The trio, alongside Northern Ireland Policing Board chairman Brendan Mullan, held a press conference on Monday morning to denounce the incident. The attack, which occurred…

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Political leaders unite to condemn ‘cowardly’ attack on PSNI station

First Minister Michelle O’Neill said those behind the attack ‘speak for absolutely no-one’.

Evening Standard

Mary Lou McDonald calls for by‑election backing to pressure Government

The Sinn Fein leader said a unity referendum by 2030 is still possible and she hoped unionist political leaders would see the ‘chance of real wins’.

Evening Standard

Highlands and Islands ‘central to Scotland’s prosperity’ – Swinney

The party’s Highlands and Islands manifesto sets out plans for new action to support the region.

Evening Standard

Michelle O’Neill says she is ‘not fixated on titles’ amid Stormont reform talk

The First Minister also described a ‘very challenging arrangement’ with the DUP in the Executive.

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O’Neill says she will work to reform Stormont to ‘end the blockage on progress’

The Sinn Fein vice president delivered the keynote address on the first evening of the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in Belfast.

Evening Standard

Wales’s First Minister likens herself to canned cocktail while warning against Reform

She used a mojito to represent Plaid Cymru

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Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat

Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate.

Evening Standard

Annual Government borrowing drops unexpectedly to lowest in three years

The ONS said public sector borrowing was estimated to have dropped £19.8 billion to a lower-than-expected £132 billion in the year to March.

Evening Standard

Michelle O’Neill criticises ‘militarisation agenda’ after defence sector deal

The UK Government said the £50 million initiative will support hundreds of jobs in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

Urgent action on oil and gas decommissioning could create 25,000 jobs – report

Redwater Insights said 500 North Sea oil and gas wells are already overdue for decommissioning, and a further 1,700 are due to be plugged.

Evening Standard

UK Government ‘don’t get it’ over NI funding, Michelle O’Neill says

The First Minister said she would ‘unapologetically’ continue to make the case to the Treasury for extra resources.

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Michelle O’Neill says Irish unity poll by 2030 is ‘very conceivable’

The Sinn Fein vice president described unity as the ‘big idea’ of her generation.

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Mandelson vetting scandal ‘raises serious judgment questions’ about PM – O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister was asked if she believed Sir Keir Starmer had taken sufficient accountability over recent revelations.

Evening Standard

Stormont leaders call for answers over vetting of former police ombudsman

Gavin Robinson suggested there were security concerns around the appointment of Marie Anderson.

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Parts of Treasury review ‘absolutely preposterous’, says Little-Pengelly

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have been sharply critical of the Treasury exercise.

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Decisions on fuel costs must come from Westminster, not Stormont, O’Neill says

The First Minister was responding to criticism that the powersharing Executive had not taken action to respond to rising costs.

Evening Standard

O’Neill and Little-Pengelly call for decisive action from Starmer on fuel costs

They have asked the Government to look at reducing fuel duty and a ⁠comprehensive cost-of-living support package among other measures.

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‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

Evening Standard

‘Crude but viable’ explosive device deployed in attack on Lurgan police station

A ‘terrified’ delivery driver was forced at gunpoint to drive the device on Monday night, police said.

Evening Standard

O’Neill and Little-Pengelly ‘shoulder to shoulder’ despite speaking separately

The First and deputy First Minister spoke to media separately on tackling violence against women and girls.

Evening Standard

Westminster may need to reconsider energy cost support, DUP leader warns

Northern Ireland is to receive a £17 million share of a £53 million package in support of heating oil costs.

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Michelle O’Neill backs ‘urgent meeting’ with Prime Minister on energy costs

Northern Ireland’s First Minister said the Government’s proposed energy price intervention is ‘completely tone-deaf’.

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