Measures extending Stormont deadline and slashing MLA pay clear the Commons

There has been no functioning government in Stormont since May’s elections, with the DUP refusing to restore powersharing unless the Northern Ireland Protocol is scrapped.

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A Bill that allows the Northern Ireland Secretary to slash Stormont politicians’ salaries has cleared all its stages in the House of Commons in one day.

Chris Heaton-Harris said it is “not acceptable” that Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) continue to draw full salaries during a cost-of-living crisis, as he opened a debate on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill.