Michelle O’Neill backs ‘urgent meeting’ with Prime Minister on energy costs

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill said’t here must be immediate and meaningful action’ (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government’s proposed energy price intervention is “completely tone-deaf”, Northern Ireland’s First Minister has said.

Michelle O’Neill said she supports a call from Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, for an “urgent meeting” with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer “on the need for action as energy costs spiral”.