Posted 1/12/2024, 2:01:00 PM
Standoff Over Northern Ireland Government Threatens Strike, Election Deadline
- DUP and UK government locked in standoff over restoring Stormont ahead of strike action and election deadline
- Unions directing anger at Secretary of State, not DUP, for lack of pay parity funds
- Secretary of State to meet parties Monday, likely to harden language and threaten MLAs
- Government reluctant to release pay parity funds without Stormont restored
- Test ahead for Secretary of State to strong-arm DUP back into government before deadline