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O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

The First Minister said the publication of the first agreed PFG for a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a ‘significant day’ for powersharing.

Evening Standard

Society ‘can and must do better’ to end violence against women, says O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister expressed her horror at the murder of seven women in the region in 2024.

Evening Standard

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"

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Energy payment ‘more difficult to deliver’ without Stormont Executive – Baker

Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker was pressed on the £400 payment in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Legacy of powersharing vacuum before Covid hit ‘will be examined by UK inquiry’

Wednesday’s preliminary hearing in London marked the beginning of the Northern Ireland-focused module of the UK-wide inquiry.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland to hold new elections as last-ditch attempt at deal breaks down

The Democratic Unionist Party refused to nominate ministers to the Stormont Executive - ending the last hope that a power-sharing deal would be struck before a midnight deadline tonight

Daily Mirror

UUP leader warns of ‘bleak outlook’ even with return of proper Executive

UUP Leader, Doug Beattie warned of a “bleak outlook” this winter, even if the return of a fully functioning Stormont Executive is agreed. Northern Ireland’s political leaders met with the head of the region’s civil service Jayne Brady at Stormont Castle.The DUP has blocked the formation of a new Executive…

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Plan commissioned to restructure hospital network in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland currently has the longest hospital waiting lists in the UK and experts have warned that the current structures are not sustainable

Belfast Live

'No guarantee' over £400 energy bills discount without Stormont Executive, says NI Finance Minister

There have been questions over whether the absence of a functioning Stormont Executive will stall spending in Northern Ireland

Birmingham Post

'No guarantee' over £400 energy bills discount without Stormont Executive, says Finance Minister

There have been questions over whether the absence of a functioning Stormont Executive will stall spending in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

DUP must accept and respect democratic result of Assembly election – O’Neill

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said his party will not re-enter the Stormont Executive without ‘decisive action’ from Westminster on the NI Protocol.

The Independent UK

DUP urged to ‘step up’ and enter Stormont Executive

The Stormont parties are meeting Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on Monday afternoon to discuss restoring devolved government.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Secretary of State to meet with Stormont parties to press return to government

Party leaders are due to meet later on Monday

Belfast Live

UK Northern Ireland secretary to meet with Stormont parties after Sinn Fein overtakes DUP in Northern Ireland elections

The Stormont Executive has been unable to fully function since the resignation of first minister Paul Givan in February

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The Independent UK

Secretary of State meets with Stormont parties to press return to government

The Stormont Executive has been unable to fully function since the resignation of first minister Paul Givan in February

The Independent UK

Key issues in the Northern Ireland election campaign

The NI Protocol, the potential for a border poll and the cost-of-living crisis have all been raised repeatedly by political parties.

Belfast Live

Naomi Long: 'Absence of Stormont Executive is making people's lives harder'

A number of opinion polls have indicated that the cross-community Alliance Party could see a surge in support in the election

The Independent UK

Naomi Long: Absence of Stormont Executive is making people’s lives harder

The Alliance Party leader said ‘no-one is losing sleep’ over the consequences of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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Belfast Live

Stormont failing to protect working people from soaring prices says People Before Profit

The party said their manifesto policies tackle the cost of living crisis "head on" unlike the "miserly offerings from the establishment"

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Nationalism fails to grow support for Irish unity amid Brexit mess

Sinn Féin's focus is outmaneuvering the DUP, which is increasingly making unionist fears of a border poll its pitch to voters

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Don't expect the Stormont Executive to be restored anytime soon

Pressing issues such as securing a multi-year budget will have to be parked once more

The Independent UK

Protocol has cast ‘long shadow’ over politics and life in Northern Ireland

A Bipa meeting was told that the Stormont Executive would only be restored when issues surrounding the NI Protocol were resolved.

Belfast Live

The DUP's strategy in Paul Givan resigning as First Minister and what it means for Stormont

The DUP has for months been threatening to collapse the Stormont Executive

The Independent UK

Stormont minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.

The Independent UK

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.

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