The Ulster Unionist Party has overtaken the Democratic Unionist Party to become the most popular unionist party. They are the only Executive party not to see a drop in support in the latest LucidTalk poll.
A bomb that has been described as ‘extremely significant and advanced’ has been intercepted by An Garda Síochána near the border with Northern Ireland at Carrickmacross in County Monaghan.
Sarah Owen and Baroness Ruth Anderson will join Chris Bryant, the new Secretary of State, at the Northern Ireland Office. They have been appointed to the government by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Gerry Kelly was first elected to the Assembly in 1998 and has now decided he will not put his name forward for re-election next year. The Sinn Fein MLA will remain in post until the Assembly dissolves next year.
Chris Bryant has been promoted to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. He replaces Hilary Benn at the Northern Ireland Office.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, has been sacked by the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. He was appointed by Starmer after the general election in 2024.
Party leaders in Northern Ireland are reacting as Andy Burnham formally takes over as prime minister. Sir Keir Starmer was forced out of Downing Street by his own MPs after securing a landslide majority in 2024.
The Ulster Unionist Party has announced that it will appoint an ‘independent external organisation’ to allow people to share information about Jeffrey Donaldson’s time within the party.
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Labour but he will not be prime minister until Monday, when Keir Starmer offers his resignation.
