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Judge finds ‘no evidence’ that controversial legislation will spur reconciliation
Tight deadline of February 8 set by London for Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party to restore executive
Public sector workers demand pay rises in line with British counterparts
Months of talks and a £3.3bn rescue package are yet to lead to a restoration of Stormont, with the DUP adopting a tough stance
Move to restore region’s power-sharing executive comes as 170,000 workers prepare for action on Thursday
Sunak attempts to address unionist concerns but insists any solution must accompany restoration of Stormont executive
Talks on Monday with political parties come despite lack of deal to restore region’s executive
‘It is by doing what we say that we will get trust,’ maintains reconciliation commission head Sir Declan Morgan
London makes package conditional on return to power-sharing, but region’s parties say it is not enough
Also in this week’s newsletter: UK minister’s comments on Irish reunification vote rile nationalists
Investment summit comes against backdrop of more than a year of political paralysis in the region
UK, Irish and Brussels officials to use Belfast event to discuss increasing strains on relations
Release of sensitive information after ‘simple human error’ comes at a time when PSNI members are paramilitary targets
Northern Ireland’s political and business leaders condemn ‘brutal’ package of cuts
Good Friday peace veterans told that ‘mocking’ Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party will not resolve crisis
Government minister says stalled politics are ‘not sustainable’ and urges main unionist party to return to power-sharing
Investigation will examine whether Northern Ireland terrorist attack could have been prevented
Polls in the coming weeks ‘would not be helpful or welcome’ says minister as paralysis at Stormont drags on
Dissident republican paramilitaries are suspected of carrying out the attack at youth centre
Labour leader tells audience in Belfast that draft legislation is ‘wrong’ and ‘we wouldn’t do it’
...Jude Webber here, the FT’s Ireland correspondent, sitting in for Peter Foster. I had expected to be writing today about the triumphant unveiling of the protocol deal....
Northern Ireland secretary Heaton-Harris says he will ‘assess carefully all options’ for region in political limbo
...Additional reporting by Roman Olearchyk and Jude Webber...
Fresh Stormont elections look likely as political deadlock continues
Coveney says N Ireland party cannot call all the shots in resolving dispute over region’s trading arrangements
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