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Bid to pass organ donation law at Westminster ‘highly unlikely’ to succeed

The Executive Formation Bill is scheduled to be brought before Westminster later this month.

The Independent UK

Stormont parties urged to work together to pass regulations for Daithi’s Law

However the DUP has claimed another Assembly recall is about ‘stunt politics’.

The Independent UK

DUP will not drop block on Stormont Assembly sitting over organ donation law

MLAs have been recalled to Stormont next Tuesday in an attempt to elect a Speaker and debate the implementation of the legislation.

The Independent UK

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UK court dismisses appeal against post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Brexit protocol between Brussels and London is lawful, blocking a bid to scrap the controversial arrangement which governs trade in Northern Ireland.

Radio France Internationale

Brendan Hughes: Brexit NI Protocol legal action reaches end of the road

The legal challenge was unanimously dismissed, but that didn't stop unionists and Brexiteers spinning it as a win

Belfast Live

RMT strikes to continue, says Mick Lynch, after members reject ‘dreadful’ pay offers – as it happened

RMT general secretary says members could not accept offer he says would make railways less safe

The Guardian - UK

Explainer-Why a new post-Brexit deal may deepen N.Ireland's political crisis

Northern Ireland's largest unionist party faces a historic dilemma if EU and British negotiators clinch a post-Brexit trade deal in a stand-off that could write a death warrant for decades of power-sharing with Irish nationalists.

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N.Ireland unionists face historic choice as EU, UK near protocol deal

Northern Ireland's largest unionist party faces a historic dilemma if EU and British negotiators clinch a post-Brexit trade deal: redraw their red lines or risk signing a death warrant for decades of power-sharing with Irish nationalists.

Reuters

DUP under mounting pressure to drop Assembly veto to let organ donor law pass

The case of six-year-old Daithi MacGabhann, who is waiting a heart transplant, has become the focus of the political debate on the Stormont impasse.

The Independent UK

Pushing Stormont poll deadline back ‘legislating for further drift’ – Sinn Fein

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris announced on Thursday the Stormont parties have until January 13 2024 to form an executive.

The Independent UK

Belfast St Patrick's Day "turning into St Patrick's Week", Councillor says

Belfast City Council have agreed to spend £330,000 on celebrations

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland assembly election to be delayed again

Move by NI secretary means Stormont could continue to be in abeyance until April 2024

The Guardian - UK

Brexit: NI election deadline pushed back by 12 months in hope of protocol deal

Northern Ireland secretary says holding an election now won’t help restore powersharing

The Independent UK

Deadline to form new Stormont Executive to be extended until 2024

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said an Assembly election in the coming weeks would "not be helpful or welcome"

Belfast Live

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The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris set to outline plans to further delay Assembly election

The DUP collapsed the devolved executive last February in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

NI Secretary to meet Stormont parties amid political impasse

Powersharing government at Stormont has been in flux as the DUP takes protest action against the post-Brexit protocol.

Belfast Live

DUP Belfast City Hall bid to stop Protocol checks funding deemed 'not competent'

Councillor mistakenly refers to Belfast ratepayers paying for Protocol checks

The Independent UK

Verdict underlines need for political solution to NI Protocol – DUP leader

The UK Supreme Court dismissed a challenge from a group of unionists and Brexiteers over the legality of the trading arrangement.

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Belfast Live

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary urges sanctions for parties refusing to power share

Lord Hain says any party which refuses to form a power sharing executive should have its funding withheld

The Independent UK

Sanction parties refusing to powershare, urges ex-Northern Ireland secretary

Lord Hain helped negotiate the arrangement in 2007.

Belfast Live

Clough anti-Irish sign condemned despite councillor saying culprits have 'right to opinion'

"This council condemns in the strongest terms the sinister, intimidatory and anti-Irish signage put up outside the school"

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson agreed Brexit protocol knowing it was a ‘mess’, says John Major

Johnson’s administration made promises over Northern Ireland deal it knew were unworkable, former PM tells MPs

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland secretary to hold further roundtable talks with Stormont parties

The meeting is expected to discuss the power-sharing stalemate and Stormont's budget in the absence of devolved government

Belfast Live

Progress being made on Brexit NI Protocol deal but difficulties remain, says Maros Sefcovic

It follows reports of a "breakthrough" in negotiations in which the EU will accept a UK proposal for red and green lanes

Belfast Live

DUP MP Ian Paisley's 'super-majority' bill to be debated on St Patrick's Day

The North Antrim MP has denied his proposed legislation would be "changing the goalposts" for any border poll on a united Ireland

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