Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has urged the DUP to reform powersharing at Stormont as an election deadline looms. The Conservative MP said politicians in Northern Ireland have choices they can make to stop an election being called.

The scheme limits the price suppliers can charge customers for units of gas and electricity.

Norman Lamont has pressed the British Government over why only 30 people could go to Prince Philip’s funeral while more than a thousand were able to attend that of a former IRA leader

Stormont leaders warned the European Commission of the urgency of striking a deal to maintain continuity of food supplies into Northern Ireland from Great Britain