For the first time in Northern Ireland, news outlets will be allowed to broadcast certain proceedings, including sentencing remarks in Crown Court and judgements in the Court of Appeal.
After a masked mob of around 40 people turned up outside Justice Minister Naomi Long’s house on Wednesday evening to protest, she has said it is “threatening and wholly unacceptable.” The incident has seen widespread condemnation from all parties.
Following last week’s announcement on the October monitoring round, Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced additional funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Legal Aid.
The Alliance Party has announced that Eóin Tennyson MLA has been elected as their new deputy leader, following a vote of 190 party members on Tuesday evening. He said that it’s a ‘hugely exciting time for our party’ and he is ‘incredibly thankful to party members’.
The leaders of the five main parties at Stormont have written to the Government calling them to restore funding for the remaining two City and Growth Deals, after they were paused on Friday evening by the Chancellor.
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 Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) have confirmed that they will field a candidate in Belfast East in the general election. Ryan Warren will contest the seat currently held by the DUP, and with Alliance close behind.
Justice Minister Naomi Long will be standing in the general election in Belfast East. Alliance are aiming to take the seat from the Democratic Unionist Party leader Gavin Robinson.
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