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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Northern Ireland civil service staff to vote on industrial action

"The action is being forced by a derisory and insulting pay offer from the Department of Finance"

Belfast Live

Brexit: NI election deadline pushed back by 12 months in hope of protocol deal

Northern Ireland secretary says holding an election now won’t help restore powersharing

The Independent UK

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Sanction parties refusing to powershare, urges ex-Northern Ireland secretary

Lord Hain helped negotiate the arrangement in 2007.

The Independent UK

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

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

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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

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

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

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,

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Belfast Live

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

All-Island Strategic Rail Review held up by dormant Stormont

"It can't be signed off without an Executive minister"

Birmingham Post

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

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

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

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

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"

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