The Latest Breaking News from Executive

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 · Feb 2, 2022

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 · Feb 2, 2022

‘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 · Jan 31, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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 · Jan 27, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

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 · Jan 23, 2022

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

Belfast Live · Jan 22, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022