The Northern Ireland Secretary was first elected as an MP in 2010.

The legislation has been opposed by all Northern Ireland political parties as well as victims’ organisations.

Rishi Sunak said the UK would not accept returns from Ireland if the EU would not allow small boat migrants to be sent back to France.

The historians will have access to government files for an examination of the UK government’s policy towards the region.

A severe threat means an attack is highly likely, while a substantial threat means one is considered likely.

Mr Justice Kinney said he cannot hold an inquest into the killing of Sean Brown by loyalist paramilitaries due to multiple redactions in the evidence.

A lawyer for Mr Brown’s family said the case for a full public inquiry is now overwhelming.

Chris Heaton-Harris said the powersharing executive needs to make choices over how it spends funds.

The requirement was outlined in a letter to Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister outlining details of the UK government’s Stormont support package

Paul Givan was speaking after Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald predicated a border poll will be held before 2030.

The Sinn Fein president said a lot of preparatory work will need to be done in advance of the referenda on both sides of the border.

Speaking in Belfast, the Prime Minister said ‘constitutional change’ was not a priority.

The early proceedings focused on the process of nominating a speaker, with former DUP leader Edwin Poots elected to the role.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris argued the agreement was the ‘right one’ for Northern Ireland and for the union.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is in Belfast to meet with Northern Ireland's political party leaders and business leaders

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the changes show the ‘naysayers are wrong’.

The end of the two-year Stormont blockage was signalled when DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson secured the backing of his party executive.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the Stormont institutions could be back up and running within days.

Those seeking to intimidate the MP for Lagan Valley have been branded ‘cowards and idiots’.

An estimated 170,000 public sector workers took part in a strike in Northern Ireland over pay last week

The relatively short extension suggests the Government is hopeful that progress can be made in the coming fortnight.

The first walkout in the dispute over pay will take place on Thursday February 1.

No decision emerged from an internal party meeting on Friday.

Senior civil servants are running Stormont departments, with limited powers, in the absence of local ministers.

An estimated 150,000 public sector workers are taking part in the walkouts over pay.

There have been warnings of severe disruption to public services.

The recall motion tabled by Sinn Fein gained the required signatures from 30 MLAs and will take place on Wednesday at 12pm.

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said the UK's Northern Ireland secretary should make a decision on public sector pay

The Stormont institutions have been suspended for almost two years because of a DUP boycott in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Teachers, nurses, health workers, education support workers, police staff and civil servants in Northern Ireland are set to take part in a day of action on January 18th

The walkouts are expected to be the largest strike in the North in recent history

Sinn Fein MLA Conor Murphy was speaking after the UK Government challenged Ireland over its record on tackling legacy issues.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris challenged Dublin to outline how many prosecutions have been mounted in Ireland.

The DUP has insisted it will not end its blockade until it secures legislative assurances on Northern Ireland’s trading position within the UK.

The UK Northern Ireland secretary has again called on the Stormont parties to return to the powersharing Assembly

Translink said none of its bus or train services would operate on Friday due to industrial action, and full timetables would resume on Saturday

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the ‘strong’ legal advice was that the legislation breached the UN Convention on Human Rights.

Leo Varadkar said any change to the rules of the powersharing institutions could be negotiated before the next Assembly election

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has repeated her call for the DUP to return to the Stormont executive.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin said he could see no reason why the powersharing institutions should not return this week.

Conor Murphy has urged Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to ‘call time’ on the ‘endless negotiation’ with the DUP.

Talks between the UK government and Northern Ireland parties on a financial package are to continue

All the parties who met with the Northern Ireland Secretary on Monday said the financial offer was not sufficient.