#LE19: Purdah… Pardon?
Today marks the commencement of purdah, ahead of the local government elections on 2 May. Candidates will contest 462 seats across Northern Ireland’s eleven local councils.
Find out more >Today marks the commencement of purdah, ahead of the local government elections on 2 May. Candidates will contest 462 seats across Northern Ireland’s eleven local councils.
Find out more >Northern Ireland has now been without a functioning devolved government for 800 days. During this period, the Department of Health (DoH) has made the most headway with outstanding decisions.
Find out more >As a devolved matter, education is rarely debated in the halls of Westminster. Yet, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee – which features four of Northern Ireland’s MPs – recently convened to hear evidence on the sector's 2018-19 funding priorities.
Find out more >Two years from when the Executive last met, Northern Ireland has been awarded its third budget from the Secretary of State, Karen Bradley MP, which saw the allocation of our portion of the Barnett Consequential.
Find out more >Saturday’s annual Alliance Party conference, which took place at the Stormont Hotel and featured Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as Friday evening dinner guest, marked two years to the day since voters went to the polls following the collapse of the power-sharing Executive in January 2017.
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