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Brendan Hughes

Deadline for restoring Stormont to be extended until January

The deadline for restoring Stormont power-sharing is to be extended until mid-January, the Secretary of State has announced.

Chris Heaton-Harris said he will introduce legislation to provide a "short, straightforward extension" to the period for forming a new Executive.

The period which lapsed on October 28 will be extended by six weeks to December 8, with a potential for a further extension to January 19 "if necessary".

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