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MLAs back more ambitious green energy target as climate laws debate continues

An amendment to the climate change Bill setting a target of 80% electricity from renewable sources was passed.

The Independent UK

DUP minister awaits legal opinion before deciding to halt Brexit checks

Edwin Poots failed in a bid to secure wider Executive approval for continuing the checks – a move the other Stormont parties dismissed as a stunt.

The Independent UK

Agriculture Minister to push for farming exemption from net-zero target

The 2050 target was voted through by Assembly members on Tuesday evening during a lengthy debate on a new climate change Bill.

The Independent UK

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Poots insists he ‘hasn’t gone away’ after South Down selection blow

On Friday night, party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for South Down, ahead of Edwin Poots.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots' Northern Ireland Climate Bill set at net-zero despite his objections

"The majority of MLAs have made it clear that Northern Ireland will no longer be the only region in these islands without a net-zero emissions target"

Belfast Live

Stormont votes to set target of net-zero emissions by 2050 in Climate Bill

An amendment by the Green Party NI was passed by a vote of 50 to 38 on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘Degree of absurdity’ in two rival climate change bills at Stormont – Aiken

Two bills, proposed by Stormont Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Green Party MLA Clare Bailey, are being considered by MLAs.

The Independent UK

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Bid to toughen Stormont climate change Bill suffers setback

MLAs are debating a Bill brought forward by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots which has been criticised as not tough enough.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots 'to challenge DUP decision not to select him as South Down candidate'

MLA Jim Wells also said he would consider running against the DUP if the decision to choose Diane Forsythe is not overturned

Belfast Live

Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

The DUP veteran says he is confident the party executive will select Edwin Poots for South Down.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots fails in to bid to become DUP Assembly candidate for South Down in latest blow

The former First Minister and party leader had tried to secure a seat in a switch of constituencies

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

The Independent UK

Climate Bill: Edwin Poots in net-zero carbon U-turn

Some believe it's an attempt to split reduction goals for different greenhouse gases

Belfast Live

Liz Truss says government won’t stop DUP from suspending Brexit checks

Unionist ministers have pledged to halt inspections in Northern Ireland

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Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Mr Poots will be interviewed by party officers as part of the selection process on Friday evening, along with another candidate, Diane Forsythe.

The Independent UK

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.

The Independent UK

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister claims Edwin Poots’ stance is at odds with a response he gave to an Assembly question in 2020.

The Independent UK

Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocol

The Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.

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The Independent UK

DUP minister seeks Stormont Executive approval for continuing NI Protocol checks

The move by Edwin Poots could ultimately result in him attempting to unilaterally order a halt to the checks.

The Independent UK

UUP leader implores people not to judge him by his past amid Twitter posts storm

Doug Beattie received unanimous backing from senior party colleagues to continue in his role on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

UUP leader ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ by content of historic tweets

Doug Beattie is facing further claims of misogyny following on from a controversial joke he posted at the weekend about a rival’s wife and a brothel.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots: My wife was ‘disgusted’ by UUP leader’s brothel joke about her

Doug Beattie reiterated his apology for the Twitter post in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday.

The Independent UK

UUP leader condemned for tweeting ‘joke’ involving DUP minister’s wife

Doug Beattie apologised and deleted the tweet referencing Edwin Poots and his wife.

Belfast Live

Tiger's Bay bonfire court challenge against Stormont ministers set for this week

Jamie Bryson claims two ministers’ course of action was “clearly unlawful”

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland could become ‘dirty corner of Europe’, say campaigners

Country’s commitments ‘significantly less ambitious’ than those of England, Scotland and Wales

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