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Committee recommends ‘supermajority’ speaker election to restore Stormont

Stormont rules should be urgently reformed so that a speaker can be elected by a two-thirds majority of MLAs, a Westminster committee has recommended. The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has also proposed that the same threshold should be used to ...

04 Dec 2023 at 00:01

National News

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland sexually exploit children, committee hears

Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland are subjecting young people to coercion, threats and sexual exploitation, a Westminster committee has heard. The region’s Children’s Commissioner Koulla Yiasouma described both loyalist and dissident ...

09 Nov 2022 at 16:22

National News

Head of victims group believes 'the perpetrator will win' if UK Troubles Bill enacted

The UK Government’s proposed Bill to deal with Northern Ireland’s troubled past is “perpetrator-friendly and perpetrator-focused”, the head of a victims’ group has said. Sandra Peake, of the Wave Trauma Centre, said victims and survivors ...

07 Jun 2022 at 17:52

Northern Ireland

Dublin needs to ‘step up’ over legacy investigations, MPs say

The Irish Government needs to “step up” and establish mechanisms to deal with the legacy of the Northern Ireland Troubles “at pace”, a new report from MPs has said. The cross-party Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published the ...

01 Dec 2025 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Compromise on protocol needed to restore government to Northern Ireland – Major

Compromise on all sides over the Northern Ireland Protocol will be required to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont, former prime minister Sir John Major has said. Sir John told a Westminster committee that the ...

07 Feb 2023 at 12:29

National News

UK govt agrees to amend Troubles legislation to prevent immunity for rapists

The UK Government has agreed to amend controversial Troubles legislation to prevent immunity being granted to those responsible for serious sexual offences. Northern Ireland minister Conor Burns announced the concession ...

30 Jun 2022 at 10:28

Northern Ireland

Budget crisis could end PSNI providing support to other police forces, MPs told

The PSNI will have to stop providing assistance to other police forces and looking after people with mental health issues in hospitals if a funding crisis is not resolved, Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has said. Mr ...

13 Dec 2023 at 14:05

Northern Ireland

Brexit was a ‘colossal mistake’, former PM Sir John Major tells committee

Britain made a “colossal mistake” when it left the European Union, former prime minister Sir John Major has told a Westminster committee. Sir John said while he is not a “significant Europhile”, he believes the ...

07 Feb 2023 at 13:31

Northern Ireland

Government told a ‘lot more to do’ to persuade DUP over Windsor Framework

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has been told that he has a “lot more to do” to satisfy the DUP over the Windsor Framework and to persuade the party to return to Stormont. DUP MP Jim Shannon ...

25 Apr 2023 at 17:44

Northern Ireland

Irish Government needs ‘determined process’ to release Omagh records, says peer

There needs to be a “determined process” where the Irish Government makes available all information relating to the Omagh bombing, Baroness Nuala O’Loan has said. The former police ombudsman told MPs that ...

23 Apr 2025 at 14:55

National News

New Brexit rules risk leaving ‘gaps on shelves’ in Northern Ireland by July

New post-Brexit labelling rules could see “gaps on shelves” in Northern Ireland by July, a Westminster committee has heard. Business representatives told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee that the ...

12 Mar 2025 at 11:28

Northern Ireland

Irish police ‘offered immediate support’ after shooting of detective in Omagh

Irish police reacted immediately to offer support to the PSNI in the aftermath of the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. Mr ...

08 Mar 2023 at 13:55

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