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Health minister at Stormont was the sole candidate to replace Doug Beattie when nominations shut

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

In the 2019 general election, Sinn Féin won seven seats in Westminster, one fewer than its main unionist rivals, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). However, such is the disarray in unionist politics at the moment that Sinn Féin may only need to hold these seven seats to emerge as the…

With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…

Lilian Seenoi-Barr, who arrived from Kenya in 2010, will make history when she receives chain of office in Derry

In a significant development, Northern Ireland has appointed an Irish nationalist as the First Minister, marking a historic shift in the region's politics.

Northern Ireland projects were awarded £120 million in the first two rounds of the fund.

Home secretary Suella Braverman compared the Ulster demonstrations to the pro-Palestine marches she said were run by ‘Islamist haters’

Home secretary criticised for likening pro-Palestine protests in London to sectarian marches