For five years, the Independent Financial Review Panel set wages and expenses for politicians in the assembly.

Stormont MLAs currently have annual salaries of £52,500, while counterparts in Scotland and Wales take home £72,197 and ...

There is a growing dispute at Stormont between politicians and civil servants over who is responsible for huge overspends in ...

Stormont MLAs have been reminded to “dress smartly” in the chamber. Speaker Edwin Poots said some Members of the Assembly have “a very loose interpretation of smart”. Issuing a reminder ...

A Northern Ireland MLA who feared a deepfake video would ruin her political career has urged action to clamp down on online ...

The Northern Ireland Assembly has endorsed the extension of the Great British Energy Bill to the region despite some MLAs ...

Issuing a reminder about protocol during a plenary session of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Poots told MLAs that he “sees everything” from his position. Mr Poots also noted ...

New plans to set pay levels for Stormont MLAs have been introduced in the assembly. For five years, the Independent Financial Review Panel (IFRP) set wages and expenses for politicians in the ...

Speaker Edwin Poots said some Members of the Assembly have “a very loose interpretation of smart”. Issuing a reminder about protocol during a plenary session of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...

Stormont MLAs have been reminded to “dress smartly” in the chamber. Speaker Edwin Poots said some Members of the Assembly have “a very loose interpretation of smart”. Issuing a reminder about protocol ...