Politics · 12 hours ago
Northern Ireland budget talks fail to reach agreement.
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Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill says there is still "no white smoke" after budget talks with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant at Hillsborough Castle. Bryant is understood to want Stormont to raise an extra £200 million a year in 2027-29 and tighten public-sector pay discipline. The Executive has no agreed budget seven months into the year, with health strikes looming over unpaid awards.
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