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Andy Burnham arrives in NI for first visit as prime minister
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Sir Chris Bryant said it was "shocking" that a Stormont budget had yet to be agreed Speaking ahead of Burnham's visit, First Minister Michelle O'Neill called for a "fair budget settlement that actually works for public services".
Burnham is also due to meet with leaders from the Northern Ireland Assembly's main parties, during which Downing Street said he would encourage "problem-solving, not points-scoring". Burnham said that people in Northern Ireland "want more breathing space from the cost of living, good, well-paid jobs and opportunities for their children".
He said the executive could consider more "self-help" in the form of revenue-raising, but where there are "significant" budgetary pressures he wanted to be able to help. "Political point-scoring in the past has made this harder, not easier," he said in a statement about his trip.
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- Burnham is also due to meet with leaders from the Northern Ireland Assembly's main parties, during which Downing Street said he would encourage "problem-solving, not points-scoring".
- Burnham said that people in Northern Ireland "want more breathing space from the cost of living, good, well-paid jobs and opportunities for their children".
- "Political point-scoring in the past has made this harder, not easier," he said in a statement about his trip.
- Sir Chris Bryant said it was "shocking" that a Stormont budget had yet to be agreed Speaking ahead of Burnham's visit, First Minister Michelle O'Neill called for a "fair budget settlement that actually works for…
- He said the executive could consider more "self-help" in the form of revenue-raising, but where there are "significant" budgetary pressures he wanted to be able to help.
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