DUP urged to make decision over Windsor Framework to restore Stormont Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with some political leaders during a visit to Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023
Stormont leaders stand with chief constable in show of unity PSNI chief Simon Byrne hailed the importance of the act of political unity after the attempted murder of a senior officer. The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023
Sunak protocol meetings high on positivity but low on detail, parties claim The Prime Minister held bilateral meetings with the five main Stormont parties in the a hotel on the outskirts of Belfast on Friday morning. The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023
Call to strip constitutional question from Protocol discussions – Alliance The post-Brexit arrangements have been opposed by the DUP as distancing Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023
Northern Ireland £600 energy payment could still be rolling out in June 2023, MLA says Politicians discussed the scheme at a meeting with the Prime Minister and Secretary of State Belfast Live · Dec 16, 2022
Doug Beattie 'whining' remark "clearly fell well short" of Assembly standards Alex Maskey also addressed several other incidents that occurred during recall debate Belfast Live · Dec 9, 2022
Latest attempt to restore powersharing at Stormont ends in failure Sinn Fein had urged the DUP to drop its boycott of the devolved powersharing institutions. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Doug Beattie sorry for "whine like a girl" comment as Assembly recall debate gets tetchy Michelle O'Neill calls on DUP to "come back into the Executive so we can fight for and deliver £600 out to the thousands of struggling families" Belfast Live · Dec 7, 2022
DUP urged to drop Assembly boycott to deal with cost-of-living crisis MLAs at Stormont are in the Assembly chamber for a recalled session. The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Stormont Assembly election is ‘last resort’ – Sir Iain Duncan Smith The former Conservative Party leader described the protocol as the ‘great elephant in the room of all of this’. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Heaton-Harris to set out next steps in ‘due course’ amid election uncertainty The Northern Ireland Secretary has faced criticism from Stormont parties to failing to provide clarity on whether he will call an election. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
Northern Ireland secretary to provide a further update on next steps 'in due course' Chris Heaton-Harris was commenting after meeting with Stormont leaders in Belfast earlier today amid election uncertainty Belfast Live · Nov 1, 2022
Last-ditch bid to restore Stormont executive ahead of election deadline fails The NI Secretary has said he will call an election at midnight if the powersharing institutions are not restored. The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Northern Ireland set for snap election after Stormont fails to elect speaker DUP blocks attempt to restore government, citing mandate to boycott assembly over post-Brexit border The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022
The National (Scotland) · Oct 27, 2022 Stormont fails to elect new speaker just hours before deadline for election THE Stormont Assembly has failed to elect a new speaker just hours ahead of a deadline for fresh elections.
Belfast Live · Oct 27, 2022 Stormont fails to elect new speaker as election deadline looms MLAs were recalled for a special sitting on Thursday
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 Stormont fails to elect new speaker just hours before deadline for new election DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK government needs to act on unionist concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Minister tells party leaders election will go ahead if Stormont not restored Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris held meetings with Stormont party leaders on Wednesday.
Belfast Live · Oct 24, 2022 Rishi Sunak must deal with NI Protocol 'once and for all' to restore Stormont, DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says Stormont leaders have reacted to Rishi Sunak becoming the UK's next Prime Minister
Belfast Live · Sep 20, 2022 Christmas Assembly election idea not an "idle threat", Secretary of State says Doug Beattie slated idea of "knocking on doors to tell people to vote for us in the cost-of-living crisis, when people are sitting in their homes hungry and cold and we are asking them for a vote when we have already failed them"
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Pre-Christmas Assembly election is not an idle threat – Heaton-Harris The new Northern Ireland Secretary said people should judge him on his actions and words.
The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022 Pre-Christmas Assembly election would be ‘absolutely diabolical’ – Beattie The UUP leader has met new NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.
Belfast Live · Sep 15, 2022 UUP leader Doug Beattie reacts to Arlene Foster's remarks on Sinn Fein meeting King Charles He was reacting after Dame Arlene hit out at the "intense" coverage of Sinn Féin meeting the King during his visit to Northern Ireland
Belfast Live · Sep 15, 2022 Snap Stormont election in December would be 'diabolical', UUP leader Doug Beattie says Doug Beattie said it would be "disgraceful" to spend millions on another poll "while our people are going cold and hungry"
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022 King questions DUP leader over controversial Northern Ireland Protocol The King spoke to Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill about the Northern Ireland Assembly and its current impasse.