Sunak Urges Northern Ireland Focus on Public Services, Not Constitution; Admits NHS Waiting Times Failure
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Sunak urges Northern Ireland executive to focus on practical issues, not constitutional change, saying "It is not constitutional change, it is delivering on the day-to-day things that matter to people."
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NI executive says proposed £3.3bn funding package from UK government risks "further damaging cuts" to public services as it falls short of needs.
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Sunak admits failure to cut NHS waiting times, breaking January 2022 pledge, but blames impact of strikes.
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Ex-Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale reveals she voted SNP in 2019 EU election to protest Brexit despite opposing independence.
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Irish PM Varadkar seeks to de-escalate row over reunification, saying NI executive should focus on people's everyday concerns.