Tag: Christopher Heaton-Harris
over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary requests new talks with Stormont’s five main parties

The Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has written to the leaders of Stormont’s five main parties requesting furt...

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over 1 year ago
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All you need to know about your £600 energy support payment: How you receive the money, how you r...

The UK Government has released details of how households across Northern Ireland without direct debits will access th...

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over 1 year ago
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UK Government ‘examining other options’ around delivering £600 energy support to Northern Ireland...

The UK Government is “examining other options” around delivering a £600 energy support payment to Northern Ireland ho...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary of State can act to slash MLA salaries after Bill receives Royal Assent

A Bill that allows the Northern Ireland Secretary to slash Stormont politicians’ salaries has now become law.

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary urges MLAs to return to Stormont after Bill allowing him to cut their ...

Chris Heaton-Harris has urged MLAs to return to Stormont after a Bill that allows the Northern Ireland Secretary to s...

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over 1 year ago
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Legislation to cut Stormont MLA salaries to be fast-tracked through House of Commons

Legislation at Westminster which allows NI Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to slash Stormont MLAs’ salaries by...

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over 1 year ago
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NI rates bills are likely to rise steeply next spring for two related reasons

For those prudent souls who budget carefully months into the future, they should set aside considerably more money th...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: Absurdly, our civil servants are being made quasi-kings — all-powerful and unremovable

Northern Ireland is now being governed by unelected civil servants who have been given unprecedented power, cannot be...

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over 1 year ago
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Water charges mentioned by Northern Ireland Secretary of State as ‘option we will examine’ for ne...

In his budget announcement on Thursday, Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris said he is examining ...

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over 1 year ago
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Secretary of State to unveil plans for cutting MLA pay on Monday: reports

The salary of MLAs at Stormont is set to be cut under plans which will be unveiled by the Secretary of State on Monda...

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over 1 year ago
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SNP deputy leader to be quizzed by politicians over recommendation Scottish Government should opp...

The deputy leader of the SNP is set to be quizzed by politicians in Scotland over a recommendation that Holyrood shou...

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over 1 year ago
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Ship building returns to Belfast: Harland & Wolff part of team selected as preferred bidders on n...

Harland & Wolff is set to help build three crucial support ships to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, after being selected a...

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over 1 year ago
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Chris Heaton-Harris continues Twitter spat with billionaire Elon Musk

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has continued his back-and-forth with Elon Musk on Twitte...

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over 1 year ago
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‘Utter tosh’: NI Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris confirms he has not resigned after ‘fake ...

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has quashed rumours circulating on social media on Wednes...

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over 1 year ago
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‘Major breakthrough’ on Northern Ireland Protocol issue close: reports

A “major breakthrough” between the UK and European Union to resolve the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol is clo...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary of State confirms no December election

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State has confirmed there will be no December election following his meetings with ...

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over 1 year ago
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Former NI Secretary Shaun Woodward claims London is now in charge after Chris Heaton-Harris confi...

There are claims Rishi Sunak “stepped in” and ordered Chris Heaton-Harris not to hold an election in Northern Ireland...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland election date will be confirmed ‘soon’ according to minister Steve Baker

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State will confirm the date of the election “soon”, according to minister Steve Baker.

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland has ‘enormous black hole in budget’, warns Chris Heaton-Harris but NI Secretary ...

Chris Heaton-Harris has said he is worried the NI Executive has an “enormous black hole” in its budget, which could l...

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over 1 year ago
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Stormont politicians ‘none the wiser’ over Northern Ireland Secretary’s election threat, claims S...

Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O’Neill has claimed she is “none the wiser” as to whether Northern Ireland Secretar...

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over 1 year ago
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Public facing major bill for MLA pay-offs in winding-up of NI Assembly – on top of costs of new e...

Taxpayers face having to fund a new round of politician pay-offs and other costs if a fresh Assembly election is held.

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over 1 year ago
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Cutting MLA pay on table as Chris Heaton-Harris to meet with NI party leaders

Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris will hold a series of meetings with political leaders this week as he again hi...

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over 1 year ago
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Chris Heaton-Harris reappointed as Northern Ireland Secretary

Chris Heaton-Harris has been reappointed as Northern Ireland Secretary of State, it has been confirmed by Downing Str...

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over 1 year ago
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Chris Heaton-Harris reappointed as Northern Ireland Secretary – Michelle O’Neill to meet Conserva...

Chris Heaton-Harris has been reappointed as Northern Ireland Secretary of State, it has been confirmed by Downing Str...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: Friday’s Stormont ‘deadline’ is meaningless... the scarier truth is we are all out o...

For weeks the Northern Ireland Office has attempted to build a sense of crisis about what happens next Friday, threat...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary blasts ‘unacceptable’ £660m Stormont overspend after Conor Murphy warn...

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State has claimed it is “unacceptable” Stormont departments are facing a £660m over...

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over 1 year ago
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Trade deal with EU must deliver for NI economy, says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he looks forward to “a privileged trading relationship with the EU” for Northern Irela...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary of State set to hold first British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference ...

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State is set to hold a meeting with the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Covene...

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over 1 year ago
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Northern Ireland Secretary of State set to hold first British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference,...

The Northern Ireland Secretary of State is set to hold a meeting with the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Covene...

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over 1 year ago
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Sam McBride: Despite his Brexit-pushing background, Chris Heaton-Harris is more of an unknown qua...

Even Chris Heaton-Harris’s political opponents must have felt some sympathy for him yesterday.

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over 1 year ago
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Business boss tells new NI Secretary ‘a negotiated outcome to protocol is only solution’

A negotiated outcome is the only way to resolve the impasse of the NI Protocol, a business leader has said as he resp...

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