Varadkar to underline ‘pressing’ need for return of powersharing Alliance Party leader Naomi Long said there was no clarity as to whether the Stormont institutions would be revived this autumn. The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
PSNI: Northern Ireland police officers’ details exposed in ‘monumental’ data breach Police service apologises after serious data breach sparks security concerns Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023
Northern Ireland Secretary considering revenue raising measures Chris Heaton-Harris said action needs to be taken to bring the region’s finances ‘under control’. The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
Legacy Bill set to get royal assent in early September, Heaton-Harris says The Northern Ireland Secretary said he understood the concerns of bereaved families that they will never get justice. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
First parts of Windsor Framework will be implemented in October – Heaton-Harris The Northern Ireland Secretary said there would be no renegotiation of the deal agreed between the UK and EU earlier this year. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023
Stormont powersharing restoration talks making progress, Heaton-Harris says The NI Secretary has been meeting political leaders over the Stormont stalemate. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Good progress in negotiations to secure Stormont restoration, Heaton-Harris says The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said there would be no revamp for the Windsor Framework. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Stormont stalemate is ‘totally unsustainable’, O’Neill tells Heaton-Harris Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is concluding a series of talks with party leaders. The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023
Ball in Government’s court over return of Stormont – Donaldson The DUP leader met with NI Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
MPs overturn attempts to remove immunity clause from Troubles legacy Bill MPs voted 292 to 200, majority 92, to disagree with the change to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
‘Legacy Bill will finally provide answers for many Troubles families’ The Government’s proposed Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill will return to the Commons on Tuesday. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023
Secretary of State urged to help find resolution to Drumcree dispute Orange Order Grand Secretary Mervyn Gibson insisted the 25-year stand off is not over. The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023
Campaigners place ad in NI SoS Chris Heaton-Harris' local paper calling for reversal of budget cuts Campaigners took out an advert in the Daventry Express, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's local newpaper Belfast Live · Jul 6, 2023
Brendan Hughes: Swearing Northern Ireland secretary can't escape criticism over Stormont budget cuts Setting aside the swearing, it was the dismissive tone many interpreted from the NI secretary which drew the most criticism Belfast Live · Jul 1, 2023
Belfast Live · Jun 28, 2023 NI secretary Chris Heaton-Harris' sweary reply to claims budget cuts are bid to pressure DUP He was responding to a councillor who challenged the Secretary of State on the impact of cuts to children and young people's services
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Irish government asks UK for Omagh bomb inquiry terms of reference Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced in February that there would be an independent inquiry into the fatal explosion.
Belfast Live · Jun 28, 2023 Teaching of contraception and abortion access in Northern Ireland cleared by MPs Updates to sex education in Northern Ireland will go ahead after an attempt by the DUP to halt the changes failed in the House of Commons. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced earlier this month that he planned to update require
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023 Public-sector workers ready for ‘prolonged’ industrial action, union says Workers from a number of unions including Unison, Nipsa and Unite gathered outside the Northern Ireland Office at Erskine House in Belfast.
Belfast Live · Jun 27, 2023 Northern Ireland prescriptions' bill more than £800 million a year, chief says "In Northern Ireland, we continue to use more of almost every type of medicine than other parts of the UK"
Belfast Live · Jun 26, 2023 Environment Agency 'not advised of proposed policy to stop treating sewage' by Infrastructure chiefs They said they "will take appropriate enforcement action for any non-compliance"
Belfast Live · Jun 22, 2023 Secretary of State blasted over policy that 'could turn Northern Ireland coastline into a cesspit' His party has suffered serious backlash in England for standing idly by while water firms pumped raw sewage into the sea 300,000 times last year
Belfast Live · Jun 21, 2023 DUP leader urges Rishi Sunak to scrap Legacy Bill While the Government introduced a number of amendments to the Bill earlier this month, the Stormont parties, Irish government and victims' groups remain opposed to it
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Heaton-Harris: DUP needs to be shown NI is ‘integral’ to UK for Stormont return The DUP have asked for legislative assurances of their constitutional position before re-entering Stormont.
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris The Bill is set to reach the report stage at the House of Lords on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023 Northern Ireland Secretary challenged ‘to do your job’ and publish Stormont plan Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill was speaking as the Assembly remains collapsed amid DUP protest action over the NI Protocol.