Fury as London could step in to set Stormont budget amid deadlock

Northern Ireland’s powersharing government passed the six-month mark without a budget for the current financial year last week (Image: PA)

A STORMONT budget being set in London would be a “profound failure” by both the Executive and the UK Government, Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole has said.

Northern Ireland’s powersharing government passed the six-month mark without a budget for the current financial year last week.