The Northern Ireland Secretary reinforced his commitment to restoring the Stormont powersharing institutions during a speech at the British-Irish Association Conference at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. Mr Heaton-Harris told the conference that resolving the political impasse is his top priority. He also said that political dysfunction is limiting opportunities for the people of Northern Ireland. “And this must be supported by a strong Programme for Government, to progress much-needed and long-promised public service transformation which will deliver better outcomes for Northern Ireland. “The problems facing Northern Ireland cannot be fixed with a sticking-plaster funding settlement, which would not do anything to address the structural problems that have been building for years.

Source: The Herald September 02, 2023 11:52 UTC