Sunak working ‘flat out’ to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland The Prime Minister pledged to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol during a visit to a Belfast shipyard. The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Newry Mourne and Down Council student hardship debate descends into Brexit row "Therefore, this council calls on the DUP to end its boycott of government, which is punishing hard pressed students." Belfast Live · Dec 14, 2022
Agreement on NI Protocol needed to halt ‘momentum’ for paramilitaries, MPs told The comment came as the Independent Reporting Commission addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022
DUP will not be bullied or cajoled into restoring Stormont, minister told Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK Government should stop ‘expending energy’ targeting unionists. The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2022
Leo Varadkar to prioritise Northern Ireland power sharing when he becomes Taoiseach again The Tanaiste said the Irish Government had 'not for a second' given up on the matter Irish Mirror · Dec 8, 2022
Varadkar to prioritise Northern Ireland power sharing when he becomes Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the Irish Government had “not for a second” given up on the matter despite the failed attempt to restore the institutions. The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022
Stormont Assembly members' pay to be cut by 27.5% from January Chris Heaton-Harris also triggered an option to extend a deadline to form a new devolved Executive in Belfast by a further six weeks Belfast Live · Dec 8, 2022
NI Secretary to announce timing of MLA pay cut ‘very, very soon’ Chris Heaton-Harris also said efforts are being made to ensure energy support payments are sent out to people here "as soon as possible" Belfast Live · Dec 7, 2022
‘Great shame if powersharing not restored by Good Friday Agreement anniversary’ His remarks came as MLAs met during a recalled sitting of the Assembly in another doomed attempt to restore the Executive Belfast Live · Dec 7, 2022
Heaton-Harris to announce timing of MLA pay cut ‘very, very soon’ Ireland’s minister for foreign affairs suggested that the pay cut would take effect in January. 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
Westminster bill to cut MLA pay to be fast-tracked The bill also seeks to clarify the limited decision-making powers that civil servants will have in the absence of ministers Belfast Live · Nov 29, 2022
Major financial decisions need Executive to return, civil service chief says Jayne Brady said public officials heading up Government departments had been placed in a challenging position. The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022
Belfast Live · Nov 25, 2022 Stormont caretaker ministers spent £435m which accounting officials refused to endorse It emerges amid warnings of a multi-million-pound "black hole" in Stormont's finances as the UK government moves to set a budget
Birmingham Post · Nov 25, 2022 Cohesion between business and policy makers needed to weather challenges for Northern Ireland - NI Chamber The business body was reacting to the Secretary of State's decision to set a budget for NI's public sector spending
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022 ‘Difficult times ahead in public spending’ warns Alliance deputy leader Stephen Farry was reacting after Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris set a budget in the absence of a Stormont Executive.
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022 I should not be making Northern Ireland budget decisions, says Heaton-Harris The Northern Ireland Secretary said he has acted to protect the education and health budgets ‘as much as I can’.
The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022 Legislation introduced to push back deadline to form a Stormont Executive It will also allow for MLA salaries to be cut by around a third while the Assembly is unable to sit.
The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022 All NI households to receive £200 payment to help with energy costs – Chancellor Jeremy Hunt also said the NI Executive would receive a further £650 million in additional funding over two years to boost public services.
The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022 Relations between UK and devolved governments must be reset, report finds The report argues relations between UK and devolved governments are not working as they should.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022 Singling out DUP MLAs for pay cut would be legally challenged – Heaton-Harris The Northern Ireland Secretary has defended reducing salaries of all Assembly members at Stormont despite the DUP being the party blocking devolution.
Belfast Live · Nov 8, 2022 Northern Ireland waiting lists 'alarming' as 4,000 children waiting more than a year for appointment The NI figure for waiting on planned care has consistently been higher than in England, Scotland and Wales.
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 Lack of executive compounding Stormont’s budgetary problems – watchdog The Northern Ireland Fiscal Council said departments were overspending significantly amid weak budgetary controls.
Belfast Live · Nov 4, 2022 Cost of living crisis: Councillor slams Tories' 'indifference' to plight of ordinary people “It seems if granny freezes to death this winter, she should have bought another coat"