British government set to table budget for Northern Ireland amid Stormont impasse

Civil servants who are currently running public services in Northern Ireland are bracing themselves for a potentially brutal settlement

Aerial view of the Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast.

The British government will outline a budget for Northern Ireland later amid the ongoing powersharing impasse at Stormont.

Department allocations that are expected to result in swingeing cuts to public services are set to be laid before the UK parliament by Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.