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Talks on Monday with political parties come despite lack of deal to restore region’s executive
First and deputy first minister posts should be rebranded as ‘joint first minister’, Westminster committee recommends
Peter Robinson says Westminster needs to legislate for a ‘reassertion of the sovereignty of the UK’
Poll suggests party’s 25% vote share will sink below Sinn Féin, which would be its worst Westminster result in a decade
Also in this week’s newsletter: UK minister’s comments on Irish reunification vote rile nationalists
Windsor framework was meant to reduce paperwork but businesses are worried ahead of rules coming into effect on Sunday
UK, Irish and Brussels officials to use Belfast event to discuss increasing strains on relations
Potential challenge to draft legislation that would shut down new inquests and allow for amnesties
Pressure mounts on Simon Byrne after High Court ruling on disciplining of two officers
UK government hopes investment summit next month will provide ‘rocket fuel’ for expansion
Ian Paisley Jr says security implications of ‘catastrophic’ blunder should be discussed by MPs
Taoiseach urges London to work more closely with Dublin for resumption of Stormont
Also in this newsletter, UK taken to task over bill dealing with the legacy of the Troubles conflict
Hopes of quick return to power-sharing hit as Democratic Unionists demand extra funding and guarantees over place in UK
Nationalists beat projections to take 144 of the 462 council seats in local elections
Party makes solid gains in bellwether test of region’s mood over post-Brexit political stalemate
PM says he is ‘not interested’ in deal with Northern Irish party that propped up Theresa May’s government after 2017
DUP seeks to retain council dominance on Thursday in test of support for Stormont boycott
Unionists fight to retain dominance as Sinn Féin aims to become the largest party in councils
Good Friday peace veterans told that ‘mocking’ Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party will not resolve crisis
Region’s political parties need to do ‘the right thing’, says Tony Blair, 25 years on from historic GFA
Also in this newsletter: Europe’s solar jump
US president will visit Northern Ireland on Tuesday to mark 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement ended the region’s conflict but has struggled to underpin political stability
Government minister says stalled politics are ‘not sustainable’ and urges main unionist party to return to power-sharing
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