Stormont budget being set in London would be ‘profound failure’ – O’Toole

SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole (Liam McBurney/PA) - (PA Wire)

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.