Deadline to form new Stormont Executive to be extended until 2024 Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said an Assembly election in the coming weeks would "not be helpful or welcome" Belfast Live · Feb 9, 2023
Heaton-Harris set to outline plans to further delay Assembly election The DUP collapsed the devolved executive last February in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol. The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
NI Secretary to meet Stormont parties amid political impasse Powersharing government at Stormont has been in flux as the DUP takes protest action against the post-Brexit protocol. The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023
Belfast Council pressing Stormont to create rent controls to fight soaring rent in city “I am sure many members will be able to tell anecdotal stories about hugely escalating rents in their areas." Belfast Live · Feb 8, 2023
Northern Ireland Protocol is lawful, Supreme Court rules The contentious trading arrangements have created economic barriers on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Supreme Court rejects challenge over Northern Ireland Protocol A collective of unionists and Brexiteers had challenged the legality of the trading arrangement. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Supreme Court set to rule on lawfulness of Northern Ireland Protocol The appellants argue that the legislation passed at Westminster to give effect to the Withdrawal Agreement conflicts with the 1800 Acts of Union. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
PM pressed for urgent implementation of Daithi’s Law on organ donation The opt-out donation system was passed by Stormont last year, but the secondary legislation required to implement it. The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Ex-Northern Ireland secretary urges sanctions for parties refusing to power share Lord Hain says any party which refuses to form a power sharing executive should have its funding withheld Belfast Live · Feb 7, 2023
Sanction parties refusing to powershare, urges ex-Northern Ireland secretary Lord Hain helped negotiate the arrangement in 2007. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Compromise on protocol needed to restore government to Northern Ireland – Major The former PM said he was ‘baffled’ how the post-Brexit treaty was agreed in its current form. The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Northern Ireland secretary to hold further roundtable talks with Stormont parties The meeting is expected to discuss the power-sharing stalemate and Stormont's budget in the absence of devolved government Belfast Live · Feb 7, 2023
Westminster should consider making more NI decisions in Stormont's absence, study says Northern Ireland is being governed on a "limited and piecemeal basis" since the collapse of power-sharing, a think tank warned Belfast Live · Feb 7, 2023
Progress being made on Brexit NI Protocol deal but difficulties remain, says Maros Sefcovic It follows reports of a "breakthrough" in negotiations in which the EU will accept a UK proposal for red and green lanes Belfast Live · Feb 6, 2023
Belfast Live · Feb 6, 2023 DUP MP Ian Paisley's 'super-majority' bill to be debated on St Patrick's Day The North Antrim MP has denied his proposed legislation would be "changing the goalposts" for any border poll on a united Ireland
The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023 Former MLA does not rule out a return to frontline politics in the future The DUP deputy leader stepped down as a full time MLA last year to care for her elderly parents,
Belfast Live · Feb 4, 2023 Brendan Hughes: Nothing to stop NI secretary stepping in on Daithi's Law On the issue of organ donation, politicians here have sat on their hands for far too long
Belfast Live · Feb 3, 2023 All-Island Strategic Rail Review held up by dormant Stormont "It can't be signed off without an Executive minister"
Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2023 14 student accommodation blocks in Northern Ireland paying no rates It emerges following calls to remove the exemption which is costing the public purse almost £2million a year in lost revenue
Belfast Live · Feb 2, 2023 14 student accommodation blocks in Northern Ireland paying no rates It emerges following calls to remove the exemption which is costing the public purse almost £2million a year in lost revenue
Belfast Live · Feb 1, 2023 Campaign for minimum 5 year jail term for NI criminals who harm or kill service dogs 'There is little point in having our service animals protected under the law without having sentencing to match the crimes committed against them'
Belfast Live · Feb 1, 2023 Northern Ireland organ donation law: Daithi MacGabhann family may take legal action "We were at the funeral of a young boy last week who died of the same condition as Daithi, time is not on our side, we don’t have the time"
Belfast Live · Feb 1, 2023 Former SDLP MLA Pat Catney to stand in NI council elections "My reasons are just to make the place where we live a better place. Maybe that sounds old fashioned"
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Daithi’s family ‘disappointed and angry’ after meeting over organ law delay Mairtin MacGabhann said he would consider legal action over delays to the implementation of organ donation laws in Northern Ireland.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 NI Secretary pledges to ‘explore possible avenues’ to enact organ donations laws Chris Heaton-Harris was meeting with six-year-old Daithi MacGabhann, who is on the transplant waiting list, and his parents on Wednesday.