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Cost of Living: Stormont opposition demands scheme for homes which depend on oil heating

The Stormont opposition has called for a scheme for 1,000 litres of oil for every home in Northern Ireland which relies on oil heating. The proposed scheme would see the consignment of oil provided to all domestic consumers over the next year, ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:33

Labour: Older people ‘risk being at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis’

Older people “risk being at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis”, Labour has warned as it argued working pensioners may be almost £1,500 worse off over the next couple of years. The party will use an Opposition Day debate in the ...

20 Mar 2022 at 23:55

Labour criticised for ‘shameful’ dropping of wealth tax

Labour has been criticised for its “shameful” move to rule out a wealth tax if it wins the next election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said a Labour government would not introduce a mansion tax on expensive properties or raise ...

27 Aug 2023 at 16:15

World

Russian opposition activist jailed for 25 years

A Russian court has convicted a top opposition figure of treason for publicly denouncing Moscow’s war in Ukraine and sentenced the dual Russian-British citizen to 25 years in prison as part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown ...

17 Apr 2023 at 18:17

World

Turkey’s opposition celebrates victory over Erdogan’s party in local elections

Turkey’s opposition parties have celebrated unexpected success in local elections which saw them outperform President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and add to municipalities gained five years ago. The main opposition, ...

01 Apr 2024 at 13:55

Stormont Assembly challenged to reform and prevent future collapses

The Stormont Assembly is set to be challenged to commit to reform to prevent future collapses during the first official Opposition day. Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole has proposed three motions calling for a commitment ...

04 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Stormont Opposition motion expresses ‘shame’ at repeated devolution collapses

The leader of Stormont’s Opposition has expressed shame at the collapse of devolved government across five of the last seven years and called for reform to prevent future suspensions. Matthew O’Toole opened speaking on ...

04 Mar 2024 at 16:27

Sinn Fein, DUP and TUV accused of ‘blocking Assembly reform’ after motion falls

Sinn Fein, the DUP and the TUV have been accused of “blocking Assembly reform” after an Opposition motion was voted down. Three motions around reform of the Assembly to prevent future collapses and public sector pay ...

04 Mar 2024 at 17:49

Stormont parties urged to back Opposition motion to stop two-child benefit limit

Northern Ireland’s administration is to be urged to remove the two-child limit for benefits payments as a key move to tackle childhood poverty. Some one in five children in the region are living in relative poverty,...

15 Apr 2024 at 16:57

Northern Ireland

Public expect programme to deal with challenges in Northern Ireland – SDLP

The public in Northern Ireland want to know when the Stormont powersharing Executive will publish a plan for dealing with deteriorating public services and financial challenges facing the region, the Assembly has ...

13 May 2024 at 14:21

Northern Ireland

Assembly backs motion calling for Executive to publish programme for government

The Northern Ireland Assembly has backed a motion calling for the powersharing Executive to publish a programme for government before the summer recess. The SDLP’s leader of the Opposition, Matthew O’Toole, said ...

13 May 2024 at 16:01

Braverman urges Tories to prepare for ‘reality and frustration of opposition’

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has urged the Conservative Party to “read the writing on the wall” and “prepare for the reality and frustration of opposition”. Polls suggest Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour ...

03 Jul 2024 at 10:04

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