He also complained of delay in terms of the Executive approving his bid to spend extra money to give teachers a pay deal in 2025/26. He also claimed that the item “hadn’t been allowed on the agenda” at an Executive meeting on Wednesday. He also accused Sinn Fein of having “put misinformation into the public domain”. “The experience when it came to teachers’ pay, of how Sinn Fein handled that, it was an act of bad faith on their part, and the way in which they dealt with that, and also how they put misinformation into the public domain following that Executive meeting. “He must now get on with ensuring teachers receive the pay they deserve.”

Source: The Herald December 19, 2025 12:11 UTC