Programme for Government

The former SNP leader was mistakenly referred to as ‘first minister’ by the Deputy Presiding Officer at Holyrood.

The programme outlines the legislation ministers plan to bring forward over the court of the coming year at Holyrood.

A ban on the products would require an exemption to the UK-wide Internal Market Act.

The Scottish First Minister revealed the Programme for Government as Holyrood returned after the summer recess.

The Scottish Labour leader said the First Minister lacked his own vision for the Scottish Government’s programme for government.

I don’t think there was anyone in the assembly chamber on Wednesday who actually believed—even for a moment—that the DUP would give the nod of approval to the appointment of a speaker and pave the way to the formation of a new executive.

MICHELLE O'Neill has described the DUP's block on the restoration of the Stormont institutions as "unfathomable" given the pressures facing families across the north.

THE failure to form an post-election Executive amid the cost-of-living crisis would be “utterly irresponsible”, Retail NI has said.

AS we enter the final weeks of the Assembly Election, and look to the possibilities of the new mandate, business leaders from across Northern Ireland will be hoping that a major focus will be on the economy and the key economic drivers such as the hospitality sector.

THE Republic's proposed coalition government has made commitments to appoint an independent judicial figure to retrieve all documents relating to the murder of Seamus Ludlow.