BIZARRE: 15 - What They Never Told You

Bill to establish independent board for MLA pay moves a step closer

Some MLAs expressed concern that it is ‘laying the groundwork’ for a pay rise for MLAs.

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025

MPs call for changes to coroners’ rules in response to Clonoe inquest

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the coroner had to answer ‘where, when, who and how. He had no role in trying to answer the question as to why’.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Clonoe ambush ruling feeds ‘IRA attempt to rewrite history’, says ex-minister

Sir David Davis said last week’s coroner’s report into the Coalisland shootings was ’51 pages of fact and eight pages of naive speculation’.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

Stormont powersharing ‘no longer reflects progress of our society’, says MP

Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood said powersharing continues to define Northern Ireland politics in ‘purely binary terms’ at the expense of ‘stability’.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Benn ‘wrong to reject brake request’ but Government now acting – Little-Pengelly

The deputy First Minister said the move on the Stormont Brake had forced a change of view in the Government.

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025

Opportunity will arise to use Stormont Brake again, says DUP Leader Robinson

Gavin Robinson has said his party used the Stormont Brake mechanism ‘legitimately’ and it has ‘kick started the Government’ into action.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Northern Ireland Secretary insists Stormont Brake process has ‘worked’

Mr Benn said he has dealt with concerns in a sensible way and he ‘will take the necessary measures to ensure that there aren’t regulatory barriers’.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

Failure to activate Stormont brake a grave mistake, DUP leader Robinson says

Northern Ireland’s political leaders have been reacting to Hilary Benn’s decision not to activate the mechanism from the Windsor Framework.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

O’Neill warns of disruptive effect on trade of triggering Stormont Brake

The Northern Ireland First Minister said the DUP had moved to use the mechanism last month without informing her or her colleagues of their intention.

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025

Windsor Framework review must be honest assessment of problems – Robinson

Lord Murphy is to report back in six months after examining the operation of the trading arrangements.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025