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The Latest Breaking News from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Hilary Benn urged to take NI farmers’ inheritance tax concerns to Treasury

The Northern Ireland Secretary said there was a ‘fundamental difference of view’ on how many people would be impacted by the Government’s plans.

The Independent UK

Water charges ‘would be biggest revenue raiser by far in Northern Ireland’

The move could bring in £350m million per year, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee was told.

The Independent UK

Supermajority comments ‘not a shift in UK Government policy over unity poll’

Chris Heaton-Harris also stressed that there is currently no basis to suggest that a majority of people in the region wish to separate from the UK.

The Independent UK

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Need to ‘deradicalise’ young loyalists in Northern Ireland, academic tells MPs

Dr Aaron Edwards was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

The Independent UK

Young loyalists looking at ‘non-political solutions’ to Irish Sea border

Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

The Independent UK

Policing Board ‘does not have powers’ to appoint temporary PSNI chief constable

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has been rocked by a series of recent controversies.

The Independent UK

PSNI data breach ‘could cost force up to £240m’

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is investigating the Police Service of Northern Ireland data breach.

The Independent UK

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Leadership of PSNI is not at war with itself, senior officer tells MPs

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee heard Deputy Chief Constable Mark Hamilton is to appear before a meeting of the Police Federation on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Simon Hoare: Conservative MP met with loyalists on 'personal' fact-finding mission

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee released a statement about the meetings, which said they were not an attempt to represent the committee

Belfast Live

Senior Tory MP met loyalist paramilitaries on 'personal fact-finding mission'

A Conservative MP reportedly met with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland as a personal fact-finding mission, a Westminster committee has…

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MP met with loyalists on ‘personal’ fact-finding mission

Simon Hoare told the Belfast Telegraph he had attended meetings in a personal capacity.

The Independent UK

Budget crisis will leave PSNI 'unrecognisable' from Patten proposals, MPs told

Pamela McCreedy, the PSNI chief operating officer told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee the funding crisis is a marked contrast to the "uplift programme" for police forces in England and Wales

Belfast Live

Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

Three former senior civil servants gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the functioning of Stormont.

The Independent UK

Cuts to police may damage efforts to tackle paramilitarism, MPs told

Members of the Independent Reporting Commission issued the warning as they addressed the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

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Political stability needed to protect union, says Tony Blair

Speaking to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, the former prime minister gave his analysis of the current political situation.

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