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Northern Ireland is on course for a pre-Christmas Assembly election as the deadline to restore devolved government at Stormont has lapsed. PA
Northern Ireland is on course for a pre-Christmas Assembly election as the deadline to restore devolved government at Stormont has lapsed. PA
It's not local politicians tearing Northern Ireland apart - it's London
Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National
04 November, 2022