Stormont’s pleas for more Treasury billions overshadow Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant’s first day on the ground

Hillsborough, Northern Ireland — The political and financial foundations of Northern Ireland reached a precarious inflection point this Friday as the region’s devolved government failed to secure a multi-year budgetary agreement, triggering an automatic spending cap that threatens to cripple essential public services. As the clock struck midnight on the legal deadline for fiscal planning, […]

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