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Public services in Northern Ireland face challenges as funding levels do not meet needs. Michelle O'Neill, NI's First Minister, accuses Westminster of neglecting the region's finances, criticising Sir Keir Starmer for not meeting her. A three-year budget for the Executive remains unsettled, with nearly two months already passed in the financial year.
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