Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Fleur Anderson as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office, as part of the new Labour government.
The Alliance Party have selected Councillor Michelle Guy as their new Assembly member for Lagan Valley. She will replace Sorcha Eastwood, who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the general election last week.
The Ulster Unionist Party have selected Cllr Colin Crawford to replace Robin Swann as MLA for North Antrim, after he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the general election.
As part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new cabinet, Hilary Benn has been appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He had the Northern Ireland brief in the shadow cabinet since September 2023.
Sinn Féin have kept their seven seats at Westminster, but have become the largest party as the Democratic Unionist Party have lost three MPs, taking them down to five seats. The SDLP keep their two seats, Alliance swap North Down for Lagan Valley, and the UUP and TUV join other parties on the green benches.
Traditional Unionist Voice have launched their manifesto for the 2024 Westminster election, with everything from the Protocol to Education and Sport outlined. We have picked out the key points in this article.
The Executive has agreed to allocate an additional £122 million to the Department of Health and £43.7 million to the Department of Education as part of the June monitoring round, but the SDLP have criticised the timing of the annoucement with the general election on Thursday.
The Northern Ireland Green Party have launched their 2024 general election manifesto, headlined ‘Greener, Cleaner, Fairer’, with commitments to introduce a Wealth Tax and to introduce Citizens’ Assemblies to reform Stormont.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party have today launched their manifesto for the 2024 general election. They have made a range of commitments such as political reform, action on health and education. We’ve picked out the key points for you.
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