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Stormont’s Education Minister has rejected claims of dancing to London’s tune in his decision to delay the return of schools in Northern Ireland. Peter Weir faced criticism from several MLAs during a recalled session of the Northern Ireland Assembly to debate the school closure issue. Hours before MLAs convened at Stormont, Mr Weir had announced that the scheduled return of schools next Monday would be delayed for a week, with pupils taught remotely instead. Assembly unanimously supported my motion & amendment. I appreciate support of other Parties for the @SDLPlive recall petition. The ...

Northern Ireland limits Christmas bubbles to one day to stop spread of new Covid strain Stormont ministers made the decision after an emergency meeting on Sunday night, it comes after the rest of the UK cut celebrations down to just one day instead of five The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join the Secret Elves to get first access to our exclusive reviews of the must-have products this year.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recomm...

NI Executive discussing temporary travel ban from Great Britain to Northern Ireland There are practical issues around how quickly such a ban could be introduced Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we'll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more...

Covid-19: Peter Weir to make assembly statement on school plans Published The education minister is to make a statement in the assembly chamber on Monday. On Friday evening, Peter Weir announced his decision to reopen schools as normal in January. The chair of Stormont's education committee called on Mr Weir to give an urgent statement on the school plans. In a statement on Saturday, Chris Lyttle said the minister should tell MLAS the "scientific and medical advice he has received relating to the safety of school restart, transfers tests and other examinations scheduled during the lockdown in...

NI Executive holds emergency meeting amid fears over Covid-19 strain PA The Northern Ireland Executive is holding an emergency meeting on Sunday night. It comes after four of the five power-sharing parties called for a meeting of the Executive to discuss the new strain of Covid-19 found in England. Government ministers from Sinn Fein, the Alliance Party and the SDLP issued a joint request for an Executive meeting to be held on Sunday. In a tweet, Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill confirmed the Executive’s virtual meeting would begin at 9pm. The Executive will meet at 9pm tonight In a...