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🚨 NEW: Anthony Flynn to stand in North Down for Green Party Northern Ireland #AE27 @GreenPartyNI
🚨 NEW: Doug Beattie to stand as an independent candidate in Upper Bann #AE27 @BeattieDoug
🚨 NEW: Northern Ireland Assembly Voting Intention SF: 22% (-2) UUP: 16% (+3) DUP: 15% (-3) SDLP: 13% (+2) TUV: 12% (+1) AP: 10% (-1) GRN: 5% (=) AON: 3% (=) PBP: 2% (=) OTH/IND: 2% (=) Changes with April 2026 Via LucidTalk & BelTel
🚨 NEW: Statement from NI Secretary @RhonddaBryant “My door will be open to all parties and all communities. We are going to work together constructively to keep building a stable, prosperous future for everyone in Northern Ireland.” Full statement 👇
First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly comment following phone calls with the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham 👇️
Andy Burnham has announced the removal of VAT on electricity bills, but this will not apply directly to NI Treasury will provide comparable funding to the NI Executive to enable it to support NI households with the cost of living
🚨 NEW: Chris Bryant has been appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland by Andy Burnham
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham has sacked Hilary Benn as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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The DUP has commissioned Jim Gamble's iNEQE safeguarding group to conduct an independent report into Jeffrey Donaldson's time as a member of the party Full statement 👇️
🚨 NEW: Keith Ratcliffe to stand in Newry and Armagh for Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) #AE27 @TUVonline
The Assembly has now entered summer recess. The next plenary session will be on Monday 7 September 2026.
🚨 NEW: Catherine Nelson and John O'Dowd to stand in Upper Bann for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Sinn Féin are calling for Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots to stand down from his position 'pending the full disclosure of all issues and any knowledge of the inappropriate behaviour of Jeffrey Donaldson within the DUP'
🚨 NEW: Sinn Fein's Lagan Valley #AE27 candidate Declan Lynch says his family and party activists were the target of 'sectarian abuse' in Lisburn during an election canvass on Saturday morning 👇️
🚨 NEW: Ciarán O’Connor to stand in East Antrim for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Sinead Ennis, Cathy Mason and Michael Rice to stand in South Down for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Caoimhe Archibald and Kathleen McGurk to stand in East Londonderry for Sinn Fein #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Liz Kimmins, Aoife Finnegan and Cathal Boylan to stand in Newry and Armagh for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Ciara Ferguson, Christopher Jackson and Sandra Duffy to stand in Foyle for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
The former chairman of the NI Conservatives has joined the Ulster Unionist Party. Matthew Robinson has previously stood for election to the Assembly in North Down.
🚨 NEW: Declan Lynch to stand in Lagan Valley for Sinn Féin #AE27 @sinnfeinireland
🚨 NEW: Allister Kyle to stand in East Londonderry for Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) #AE27 @TUVonline
🚨 NEW: Joint statement from Michelle O'Neill, Gavin Robinson, Naomi Long, Jon Burrows & Claira Hanna following attempted murder in North Belfast "There is no place in our society for this kind of brutality. Our immediate thoughts are with the victim and his family"
The new mayors/chairs of all the councils for 2026/27 have now been announced. You can use our interactive map to see the mayor and deputy mayor for your council 👇 nielects.com/council/mayo...
Following the resignation of Doug Beattie (who will sit as an Independent), the Ulster Unionist Party now has 8 MLAs - the same number as the SDLP. This will not affect their position in the Executive, as the d'Hondt allocations are based on the results in the last election.
🚨 NEW: Patsy McGlone MLA (Mid Ulster, SDLP) will not contest the Assembly election next year. He is retiring after holding the seat since 2003. [@irish_news]