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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

Swann raises fears over nurses strike as he says pay rise cannot be implemented

The Health Minister said he had accepted the recommendations made by pay review bodies but was unable to move forward with them

Belfast Live

Health Service staff 'let down by Assembly impasse' as pay award can't be given until budget approved

Robin Swann has said he would accept pay recommendations that would see a pay increase of £1,400

Belfast Live

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Irish League stadia cash: Claire Sugden brands cold storage update a "serious blow"

Programme was rubber stamped last year but won’t be rolled out until an Executive is in place

Belfast Live

The Value of Parentheticals in Statutes and the Constitution

Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation presents an exceedingly intricate case about Medicare funding. I won't even try to explain the facts. In dissent, Justice Kavanaugh said the statutory formula is "mind-numbingly complex." Justice Kagan, for the majority, joked "you might be ready to absorb the relevant statutory language (but don't…

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Analysis: What Boris Johnson resigning means for Northern Ireland

With the UK government in turmoil, the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive moves further down the priority list

Belfast Live

Lifting student cap in NI would require higher tuition fees or budget cuts, MPs told

"You are losing too many of your bright teenagers."

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Reform of Stormont could kick-start devolution, says Stephen Farry

"Our current system is not an acceptable way to govern and is no longer functioning. If we want stability and future proofing, we know what needs to be done."

Belfast Live

SDLP political director steps down after Stormont Assembly election losses

The senior SDLP figure said that after a "difficult" election he had decided to focus on "rebuilding" the party in North and West Belfast

Belfast Live

Cutting MLA pay will not influence DUP boycott of Stormont, Government warned

Edwin Poots said his party’s stance on the Northern Ireland Protocol is based on ‘principle’.

The Independent UK

Brandon Lewis plans to cut MLA pay ‘soon’ if Stormont does not return

Westminster moved to cut MLA pay in 2017 after the executive collapsed over an energy scheme row.

The Independent UK

Time to set aside differences and get back to governing, business tells Northern Ireland politicians

NI Chamber says current stalemate is "extremely frustrating"

Birmingham Post

Failing to reform Stormont 'catastrophic' for devolution, Alliance's Naomi Long warns

The Alliance Party leader said the "case for reform is indisputable and acknowledged by all parties"

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Protocol Bill will have colossal political and economic consequences’ warns Michelle O'Neill

The Sinn Fein Stormont leader said that Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the protocol has “sounded alarm bells” across Europe and America

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The Independent UK

O’Neill: Protocol Bill will have ‘colossal political and economic consequences’

Sinn Fein’s leader in Stormont said that Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the protocol has ‘sounded alarm bells’ across Europe and America.

The Independent UK

NI Protocol Bill will restore region’s place within UK, says Donaldson

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said it could remove the ‘long shadow of the protocol’ from Northern Ireland.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Protocol Bill will restore region’s place within UK, says DUP leader Donaldson

The DUP has blocked the establishment of a new ministerial executive following last month’s Assembly election in protest at the protocol

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Trade war between UK-EU would be detrimental to NI businesses, says Derry Chamber boss

They said their members had shown "wi despread support" for the GB-NI trading rules.

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Belfast Live

Cost-of-living crisis: Food poverty 'social supermarket' scheme to be expanded by Stormont

A budget of £1.5million has been allocated to support the work for the coming year

The Independent UK

Functioning Executive required for health service investment – O’Neill

Michelle O’Neill said without ministers in post, a three-year budget to fund health cannot be agreed.

Belfast Live

Ards and North Down Council gets complaints for not playing national anthem at jubilee events

The Ards and North Down Chief Executive says: “We apologise for any disappointment.”

Belfast Live

Workaround found to deliver £650 payments to help with rising cost of living in Northern Ireland

The payments will be made to those on income-related and disability benefits, as well as pensioners

Belfast Live

Key points in Northern Ireland Protocol legislation and what happens next in Brexit dispute

Here is our guide to the legislation and what to look out for as the deepening political row develops

Belfast Live

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss tells DUP to 'get on with it' and restore Stormont after Brexit NI Protocol bill published

But DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said they need to see the Protocol bill "moving forward" through Westminster

Belfast Live

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol and why is it important?

It has been a source of tension since it first came into force at the start of 2021

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