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DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson says he cannot set out timetable for return to Stormont

He dismissed a move by the SDLP to recall the Assembly and attempt to elect a Speaker as a "stunt"

Belfast Live · Aug 3, 2022

Noah Donohoe inquest: Northern Ireland Secretary signs off on PII

Shailesh Vara has been in the post for less than one month, and is already facing backlash

Belfast Live · Aug 1, 2022

Northern Ireland secretary Shailesh Vara 'determined to avoid fresh Stormont elections'

He also rejected as "absolute and utter nonsense" reports that he once asked an official if he needed a passport to go to Derry

Belfast Live · Jul 21, 2022

NI secretary Shailesh Vara responds to claims he 'asked if he needed passport for Derry'

Shailesh Vara was appointed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson after Brandon Lewis resigned in a cabinet revolt

Belfast Live · Jul 11, 2022

Michelle O’Neill sends message to UK on Northern Ireland Protocol

THE next prime minister must face up to the reality that the Northern Ireland Protocol is here to stay, Michelle O’Neill has said.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2022

Michelle O'Neill says 'next PM must face reality Northern Ireland Protocol here to stay'

'The protocol is here to stay, so they need to stop the high wire act and playing to the gallery.'

Belfast Live · Jul 9, 2022

Next PM must face reality that NI Protocol is here to stay, O’Neill warns

The Sinn Fein vice president said Northern Ireland was the ‘collateral damage’ in the ‘bedlam and chaos’ within the Tory party.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

New Northern Ireland Secretary Shailesh Vara in Belfast for first visit

Mr Vara visited the Prince's Trust in Belfast on Friday, where he met young people supported by the charity's work

Belfast Live · Jul 8, 2022

Vara in Belfast for first visit as Northern Ireland Secretary

He was appointed to the role on Thursday after Brandon Lewis joined scores of ministers resigning from Boris Johnson’s Government.

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Explained: Who are the new faces appointed to Boris Johnson’s Cabinet?

Mr Johnson made a number of new appointments to his Cabinet on Thursday despite his resignation as party leader

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2022