Watchdog confirms investigation into suspended Sinn Féin councillor JJ Magee
The north Belfast representative’s solicitor denies inappropriate conduct and breaching the councillors’ code of conduct
Mark Durkan recalls Tory leader’s husband as ‘essentially a nominal nominee’
Hamish Badenoch stood alongside the former SDLP leader as a Conservative Westminster candidate in Foyle in 2015
Majority of MLAs expected to vote to retain Irish Sea border
Vote on continuation of protocol implementation must take place before the end of the year
Gavin Robinson expected to beat Robin Swann to final NI Select Committee place
DUP leader will be sole unionist representative on Westminster committee
MLAs’ NI Protocol vote earmarked for last Stormont sitting of the year
The vote is expected to reignite bitter divisions between Stormont’s pro- and anti-Brexit blocs
Stormont spending watchdog writes to Department of Finance over delay in implementing RHI governance reforms
Public Accounts Committee says it is concerned by findings of recent Audit Office report
Sammy Wilson says he met Sinn Féin when DUP was publicly opposed to negotiations
But Brian Feeney says any meetings between republicans and the DUP chief whip were ‘of zero significance’
Alderdice says it’s ‘not politically realistic’ for Alliance to sit on fence in a border poll
Former Alliance leader believes Naomi Long’s party must give guidance on the ‘most major, historic, political, constitutional issue in your country’
Former Alliance leaders at odds over claims in new book about the party’s fortunes
John Cushnahan says claims made by his successor about the ‘terrible’ state of the party don’t stand up to scrutiny
Councils’ spending deficit hits record level as absenteeism soars
Local government spending watchdog warns that councils’ long-term financial sustainability could be threatened
John Manley: Michelle O’Neill chooses obfuscation and deflection rather than promised transparency
An ill-tempered Executive Office committee meeting generates more heat than light
Michelle O’Neill stonewalls MLAs’ questions at ‘pathetic’ Stormont scrutiny committee meeting
First Minister closes down scrutiny by citing legal advice
Artist behind Lord Browne portrait says he’s saddened by damage but rejects claim that it may have been motivated by antisemitism
London-based Zohar has disowned Israel and exhibited work highlighting the illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories
Research reveals supporters of the union are now a minority
The latest Northern Ireland General Election survey shows an increase in support for Irish unity
Michelle O’Neill says she knew personally last September why Niall Ó Donnghaile was suspended
The first minister has also told the assembly that the recipient of the texts from the former Belfast mayor was 17 years of age