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DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot set out timetable for return to Stormont

He dismissed a move by the SDLP to recall the Assembly and attempt to elect a Speaker as a "stunt"

Belfast Live

Noah Donohoe inquest: Northern Ireland Secretary signs off on PII

Shailesh Vara has been in the post for less than one month, and is already facing backlash

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland secretary Shailesh Vara 'determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections'

He also rejected as "absolute and utter nonsense" reports that he once asked an official if he needed a passport to go to Derry

Belfast Live

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Shailesh Vara denies asking whether he needed a passport to go to Londonderry

The Northern Ireland Secretary said he welcomed an opportunity to dismiss the claim.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Secretary ‘determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections’

Shailesh Vara said he is not afraid to take tough decisions and the option of cutting MLAs pay is ‘on the table’.

The Independent UK

Tory leadership race: What Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have said about Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has not featured heavily by any means in the Tory leadership contest so far

Belfast Live

Government giving ‘100% attention’ to NI Protocol Bill, Vara insists

The new Northern Ireland Secretary described the legislation that would scrap parts of the Irish Sea trading arrangements as a ‘last resort’.

The Independent UK

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NI secretary Shailesh Vara responds to claims he 'asked if he needed passport for Derry'

Shailesh Vara was appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Brandon Lewis resigned in a cabinet revolt

Belfast Live

Michelle O’Neill sends message to UK on Northern Ireland Protocol

THE next prime minister must face up to the reality that the Northern Ireland Protocol is here to stay, Michelle O’Neill has said.

The National (Scotland)

Michelle O'Neill says 'next PM must face reality Northern Ireland Protocol here to stay'

'The protocol is here to stay, so they need to stop the high wire act and playing to the gallery.'

Belfast Live

Next PM must face reality that NI Protocol is here to stay, O’Neill warns

The Sinn Fein vice president said Northern Ireland was the ‘collateral damage’ in the ‘bedlam and chaos’ within the Tory party.

The Independent UK

New Northern Ireland Secretary Shailesh Vara in Belfast for first visit

Mr Vara visited the Prince's Trust in Belfast on Friday, where he met young people supported by the charity's work

Belfast Live

Vara in Belfast for first visit as Northern Ireland Secretary

He was appointed to the role on Thursday after Brandon Lewis joined scores of ministers resigning from Boris Johnson’s Government.

The Independent UK

Explained: Who are the new faces appointed to Boris Johnson’s Cabinet?

Mr Johnson made a number of new appointments to his Cabinet on Thursday despite his resignation as party leader

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Belfast Live

New NI Secretary Shailesh Vara urged to ‘work constructively’ to restore powersharing

Mr Vara spoke with the leaders of the Stormont parties by phone on Thursday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Shailesh Vara says his ‘immediate priority’ is to restore powersharing

Sinn Fein Stormont leader Michelle O’Neill spoke with the new Northern Ireland Secretary by phone following his appointment.

The Independent UK

Who is in Boris Johnson’s new cabinet now he has quit as prime minister?

Boris Johnson quit on Thursday but that didn’t stop him from picking a new cabinet after a slew of resignations this week

The Independent UK

Johnson appoints new Cabinet ministers before quitting

A look at the Prime Minister’s picks to replace those who took part in the mass ministerial exodus in protest at his leadership.

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The Independent UK

Shailesh Vara ‘huge privilege’ to be appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary

It comes after Brandon Lewis became the latest minister to resign from Boris Johnson’s government early on Thursday.

Belfast Live

New Northern Ireland Secretary of State: Shailesh Vara replaces Brandon Lewis after resignation

He previously worked for the Northern Ireland Office in 2018

The Independent UK

Ukrainian mother with cancer unable to join son in UK despite having visa due to ‘bureaucratic nightmare’

Exclusive: Rodion Lyashko is desperate to bring his parents to join him in Britain, but ‘no one wants to take responsibility’ for arranging the transfer of his bedbound mother

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