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Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots has notified the First Minister and deputy First Minister that the democratic consent process has begun.

Ian Paisley Jr blamed for loss of Northern Irish seat held by his family for more than 50 years at the general election

Representatives from DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance to face off from 9pm

In Northern Ireland’s capital, the election is being fought between unionists and ‘neithers’ – with poverty, crumbling public services and crime at the forefront

“Get Brexit done” was the slogan that carried then prime minister Boris Johnson to an 80-seat majority in the 2019 general election. And sure enough, his government did indeed go on to secure the UK’s exit from the European Union.

With polls predicting huge losses for the Conservatives and huge gains for Labour, the election campaign so far has focused on the battle between the two biggest parties in Westminster. But the parliamentary dynamics are exceptionally fluid this year. Here’s a summary of where every party in Westminster currently stands…

Campaign will be a test for two new first ministers and could put fresh pressure on Stormont power sharing

Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.

Editorial: The shock resignation of the main unionist party’s leader has left Northern Ireland politics more uncertain than ever