The East-West Council was formed in the agreement that brought the DUP back to power-sharing and aims to improve business and educational links across the United Kingdom.
With Labour expected to come into power later this year, their Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has been meeting with ministers and parties at Stormont.
Blair was co-opted into the South Antrim seat formerly held by David Ford in 2018 and was re-elected in the 2022 Assembly election.
Permanent Secretary at the Department of Justice, Richard Pengelly, is to be seconded as Chief Executive Officer in the Education Authority from April.
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his intention to step down in an unexpected announcement, with a replacement to be elected by Fine Gael before 6 April.
The Windsor Framework allows the Assembly to vote on whether new EU regulations should apply in Northern Ireland, the DUP’s motion has failed to pass through the Assembly.
The DUP has tabled an applicability motion to be debated on a new EU regulation with Donaldson calling it a ‘watershed moment’, whilst the SDLP call it a ‘stunt’.
TUV leader Jim Allister and Reform UK leader Richard Tice today formed a partnership to contest the upcoming general election, signing a ‘memorandum of understanding’.
Danny Donnelly has been an MLA for East Antrim since 2022, and ran in the 2019 general election, failing to get elected but he came second with the DUP holding the seat.
