First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly attended the first meeting of the newly established Council of the Nations and Regions on Friday. Held in Edinburgh, it brings the Prime Minister together with leaders from across the UK.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden MP has made his first visit to Northern Ireland after being appointed as Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. He met with Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly alongside NI Secretary Hilary Benn.
The Northern Ireland Executive has launched their ‘Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls’ in the Assembly today, with £3 million funding ringfenced to be invested in the strategy.
After the UK government’s decision to pause funding for city and growth deals until the spending review, Executive ministers have said they are “gravely concernced”, with Michelle O’Neill branding it as “unacceptable and deplorable”.
After the Chief Constable briefed a meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive on Thursday morning, ministers have stood united in calling for an end to violence and disorder. The Assembly also passed a motion condemning the violence after it was recalled from summer recess.
Politicians from a range of parties across Northern Ireland have been reacting to and condemning the violence and attacks in Belfast over the past week. The Assembly will meet on Thursday to discuss the violence following a recall petition.
The Assembly has been recalled and will meet on Thursday 8 August at noon to discuss the recent disorder in Belfast, the Speaker has notified MLAs following a recall petition by the Alliance Party.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arrived at Hillsborough Castle for her first visit to Northern Ireland since Labour’s victory in the general election, to meet with Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly.
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.
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