Long-term Northern Ireland funding plan needed to fix public services, MPs say

Carla Lockhart MP said that a fair funding allocation was needed for Northern Ireland (Jessica Taylor/PA) - (PA Media)

Northern Ireland needs a long-term funding agreement from the UK Government to fix its public services which are in crisis, MPs have warned.

The House of Commons was told that road infrastructure was “crumbling”, and a lack of funding had made it harder to recruit officers for the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland).