Stormont election deadline set to be extended and MLA pay cut

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is due to make a statement to the House of Commons later today.

A DUP boycott of the devolved institutions has prevented an executive being formed in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

The British government is set to extend a deadline for holding an election in Northern Ireland and cut the pay of Stormont Assembly members.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris is due to make a statement to the House of Commons later on Wednesday outlining his next steps in response to the powersharing crisis in the region.