Retired Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) superintendent Jon Burrows has been co-opted to replace Colin Crawford as the Ulster Unionist Party’s MLA in North Antrim, after he resigned less than a year after being appointed.
The Northern Ireland economy will receive a £50 million boost as part of a new ‘landmark’ trade deal that Prime Minister Starmer will sign with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Thursday morning.
The UK government has today announced it will allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote at the next general election, in what is a major change to the democratic system being introduced by the new Elections Bill.
Alderman Linda Clarke has been suspended from her role on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council after she failed to declare an interest whilst her husband was addressing the planning committee.
Finance Minister John O’Dowd has confirmed that the Northern Ireland Executive has agreed on allocations of over £118 million as part of the June monitoring round. Health and Education will receive the majority of the funding.
Reform UK are considering setting up branches and contesting elections in Northern Ireland, according to reports from the Belfast Telegraph. Nigel Farage’s party have ended their electoral pact with the TUV.
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) MLA for North Antrim, Colin Crawford, has announced he is to resign from his position at Stormont, saying “the time has come for me to step away from politics.” The MLA was at the centre of a row in the UUP after he was chosen to replace Robin Swann.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign after he posted on social media about Larne Leisure Centre housing those that have fled their homes due to riots in Ballymena. DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said that Lyons will not be resigning.
The UK Government will provide £50m towards the redevelopment of Casement Park, the Chancellor announced on Wednesday as part of the 2025 spending review. However, there is still a funding shortfall of around £90m.
