Sinn Féin biggest spending political party in Northern Ireland

The republican party had expenditure of £1,338,666 last year

Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill (Liam McBurney/PA)

Sinn Féin had the highest expenditure of any political party in Northern Ireland last year, financial accounts have revealed.

The accounts published by the Electoral Commission show that the republican party had income of £801,145 and expenditure of £1,338,666 last year.