Legal challenge to UK government money for Northern Ireland

British campaigner Gina Miller is threatening court action over payments to Northern Ireland under the £1 billion deal with the DUP to prop up the minority Conservative Government.

British campaigner Gina Miller is threatening court action over payments to Northern Ireland under the £1 billion deal with the DUP to prop up the minority Conservative Government.

Lawyers acting for Ms Miller and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain have issued a legal letter to the British government in relation to £50 million made available in this financial year to address immediate health and education pressures.