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Stormont latest: Paul Givan to quit First Minister role

Move will stop coalition from agreeing three-year budget - a spending plan that is currently out for public consultation

Belfast Live

Status of Brexit checks at NI ports unclear after Minister Edwin Poots orders them to halt

There has been no confirmation from Stormont officials whether they intend to comply with the order

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan expected to quit in protocol protest

It comes after his party the DUP ordered a halt to Brexit checks at ports.

The Independent UK

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UK Government will not intervene in DUP order to halt Brexit checks

DUP minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, has ordered them to stop at midnight.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland Protocol is the law and must be adhered to, says Sinn Fein

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland minister orders halt to agri-food checks at nation’s ports

Stormont agriculture minister Edwin Poots has issued an order to halt Brexit checks on food and farming products at Northern Ireland’s ports from midnight.

Evening Standard

Key questions over move to halt Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Edwin Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue with agri-food checks on goods arriving at local ports from Great Britain.

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Stormont minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.

The Independent UK

DUP minister awaits legal opinion before deciding to halt Brexit checks

Edwin Poots failed in a bid to secure wider Executive approval for continuing the checks – a move the other Stormont parties dismissed as a stunt.

The Independent UK

‘Any threat to collapse Stormont must be removed’ – Conor Murphy

The Stormont Finance Minister was speaking as he acknowledged a challenging timetable to get the next budget passed.

The Independent UK

Finance Minister warns against Stormont inaction amid DUP threats

Conor Murphy claimed that threats to withdraw from the Executive were more to do with DUP electoral support.

The Independent UK

Calls for oil and gas exploration ban in Northern Ireland intensify over 'fuel poverty lock-in' fears

Avengers star Mark Ruffalo is supporting the campaign

Belfast Live

Government wants protocol deal that can be supported by everyone in NI – Truss

The Foreign Secretary was in Belfast on Thursday for meetings with business and political leaders.

The Independent UK

DUP sets deadline for progress in protocol negotiations after Truss meeting

Speaking afterwards, Mr Givan said there has to be progress made "imminently" in negotiations

Belfast Live

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The Independent UK

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.

The Independent UK

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister claims Edwin Poots’ stance is at odds with a response he gave to an Assembly question in 2020.

The Independent UK

Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocol

The Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.

The Independent UK

DUP minister seeks Stormont Executive approval for continuing NI Protocol checks

The move by Edwin Poots could ultimately result in him attempting to unilaterally order a halt to the checks.

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Belfast Live

Stormont minister Nichola Mallon tests positive for Covid-19

The SDLP deputy leader said she is "not feeling too bad thanks to my vaccinations".

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Old Stormont habits die hard in Covid announcements as parties look toward election

The SDLP minister expressed frustration at reading details of Covid plans in the media before she had received any Executive papers

The Independent UK

Stormont Health Minister ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Covid-19

Robin Swann was speaking the day after a swathe of relaxations to the Covid restrictions were announced by the Executive.

Birmingham Post

Hospitality hopes for 'beginning of the end' for restrictions in Northern Ireland

Raft of relaxations by Executive welcomed by sector but 'massive task ahead' to rebuild

Belfast Live

First Minister Paul Givan says masks shouldn't be 'new normal' and points to February date

Mr Givan was speaking to Belfast Live after Thursday's Executive meeting

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland restrictions: Details of changes to come into place from Friday

The remaining restrictions will be considered by the Executive on February 10

The Independent UK

Infrastructure and education main beneficiaries of £150m monitoring round

Ministers agreed the outcome of the January monitoring round at Thursday’s Executive meeting.

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