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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Senior Irish and British ministers remain at odds over Taoiseach comments

NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris termed comments by Leo Varadkar around Irish unity and Stormont as ‘unhelpful’.

The Independent UK

DUP pressurised by small number of hardliners to stay out of Stormont – Baker

The Northern Ireland minister urged those hardliners to consider what sort of future they want for the region.

The Independent UK

Dublin comments ‘unhelpful’ amid efforts to restore Stormont – Heaton-Harris

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Stormont stalemate cannot be allowed indefinitely.

The Independent UK

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Government bailout will not solve NI’s financial problems – Chris Heaton-Harris

The Northern Ireland Secretary was speaking at the British-Irish Association Conference.

The Independent UK

Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland

Advice was part of briefing for Peter Mandelson when he became Labour’s Northern Ireland secretary in 1999

The Guardian - UK

Governments need to work with common strategy on Stormont return – Varadkar

The Taoiseach also said he was hopeful that Stormont would return in the autumn.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal means more red tape for business, peers warn

The prime minister’s Windsor Framework, agreed with Brussels this year, will create ‘more burdensome’ bureaucracy for many firms than the status quo, peers said

The Independent UK

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Stormont powersharing restoration talks making progress, Heaton-Harris says

The NI Secretary has been meeting political leaders over the Stormont stalemate.

The Independent UK

Union body warns of ‘carnival of industrial unrest’ in NI over public sector pay

Public sector pay decisions in Northern Ireland are devolved to ministers at Stormont, but the powersharing institutions are currently not operating.

The Independent UK

Review: Arlene Foster's GB News live coverage of the Twelfth an ambitious washout

Twelfth downpours may not have dampened spirits, but for some the amateurish production may have made this show a washout

Belfast Live

Arlene Foster: Not enough consideration was given to impact of Covid lockdown

The UK Covid Inquiry is hearing from Northern Ireland witnesses this week

Belfast Live

Dáithí Mac Gabhann to undergo surgery to try and get back on heart transplant list

He will undergo a cardiac catheter in Newcastle on Thursday.

Belfast Live

Newry Mourne Down Council calls on Stormont to implement ban conversion therapy

"I am asking my fellow councillors to send a clear message, to say we stand in solidarity against this practice and will take any actions we can to see the banning of conversion therapy become a reality."

Belfast Live

Senior doctor calling for Stormont return amid warning of ‘huge stress’ on staff

Dr Alan Stout, British Medical Association NI deputy chair, said Northern Ireland needs the Assembly to return this year.

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Cleverly hails ‘close and friendly’ UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

James Cleverly credited the ‘level of trust’ between him and Maros Sefcovic as part of the reason the Windsor Framework was secured.

The Independent UK

Infrastructure chief faces budget decisions they cannot make without Stormont

Some of the calls include turning off street lights and stopping the treatment of waste water as the department struggles to meet its budget.

Belfast Live

NI secretary Chris Heaton-Harris' sweary reply to claims budget cuts are bid to pressure DUP

He was responding to a councillor who challenged the Secretary of State on the impact of cuts to children and young people's services

Belfast Live

Leading Co Derry surgeon reflects on five years at the helm of medical body dealing with Covid, waiting lists and Stormont

Professor Mark Taylor is stepping down as NI director of the Royal College of Surgeons

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DUP await Government response to Windsor Framework proposals

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party had submitted a document to ministers which was understood to outline what it needed to re-enter Stormont.

Belfast Live

DUP leader urges Rishi Sunak to scrap Legacy Bill

While the Government introduced a number of amendments to the Bill earlier this month, the Stormont parties, Irish government and victims' groups remain opposed to it

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Secretary challenged ‘to do your job’ and publish Stormont plan

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill was speaking as the Assembly remains collapsed amid DUP protest action over the NI Protocol.

Belfast Live

NI politicians showing terrible failure of leadership, says Oscar winner

O’Hara, said the current situation is a “national disgrace”

The Independent UK

Politicians showing terrible failure of leadership, says Oscar winner

An Irish Goodbye star Seamus O’Hara said it is ‘simply disrespectful’ that political representatives with mandates are not doing their jobs.

Belfast Live

Irish government funding NI nursing places 'not a bad thing' says Chris Heaton-Harris

He was responding after the DUP said the UK government should be "embarrassed" by the intervention

Belfast Live

Analysis: Heat on DUP as NI secretary asks for advice on water charges and tuition fees

The move is little more than a paper exercise but will be seized upon by other parties

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