Stormont MLAs have been paid £15m since Assembly collapse in 2017
Stormont MLAs have been paid £15 million since the Assembly collapsed more than two years ago, a Westminster committee has heard.
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Law change decriminalising abortion in Northern Ireland comes into effect
Abortion has been decriminalised in Northern Ireland after a landmark law change came into force at midnight.
SDLP chief leads party out of ‘sham’ Assembly session
The leader of the SDLP denounced a Stormont Assembly session as a “sham, stunt and joke” after leading his colleagues in walking out.
MLAs launch last-minute bid to stop decriminalisation of abortion in NI
Anti-abortion Assembly members have launched a last-minute bid to thwart the decriminalisation of terminations in the region.
Stormont Assembly to sit in symbolic session over abortion laws
The Stormont Assembly will sit for the first time in two and half years later after it was recalled by MLAs wishing to protest at changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws.
Bid launched to recall Stormont Assembly for second day
A bid to recall the defunct Stormont Assembly for a second day next week has been launched.
DUP leader backs Baroness O’Loan’s call for return of NI Assembly
The DUP leader has backed a call by Baroness O’Loan for the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Stormont vote mechanism reform ‘could be helpful’ to avoid handing DUP veto
Reform of a contentious Stormont voting mechanism could be “helpful” in addressing concerns about handing the DUP a veto over post-Brexit arrangements, the Northern Ireland Secretary has suggested.
Thousands join opposing rallies on abortion law change
Thousands of people on both sides of the abortion debate took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday.