UK gives DUP two more weeks to revive Northern Ireland power-sharing
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says he’ll introduce a bill Wednesday shifting the already-expired legal deadline for a deal to February 8.
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Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says he’ll introduce a bill Wednesday shifting the already-expired legal deadline for a deal to February 8.
A new deadline for resurrecting a power-sharing executive at Stormont is recognition that a deal has not been reached between the Government and the DUP, the party have said.
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The relatively short extension suggests the Government is hopeful that progress can be made in the coming fortnight.
Chris Heaton-Harris had been placed under an obligation to call a fresh Assembly election if devolved government had not been restored by January 18.