MLAs have spoken out about facing attacks on their offices, as well as receiving death and rape threats.

The Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly has followed up last week's dressing down over MLAs' clothes with another salvo about their behaviour. Edwin Poots told them it was "extremely ...

Currently the youngest someone can vote in Northern Ireland is 18. However in Scotland, 16-year-olds were allowed to vote in ...

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said Reeves has chosen to punish those least able to take the burden.

Representatives from all parts of Northern Ireland sit in the assembly. They are called Members of the Legislative Assembly, or MLAs. We can vote for these politicians in regional elections.

The Stormont Assembly has “engaged” with police over abuse faced by MLAs. Assembly members last week spoke out about facing ...

A group of teenage parliamentarians have come together to debate the merits of lowering the voting age in Northern Ireland to 16.

Edwin Poots encouraged assembly members to ensure that they report any threats or harassment that they receive to the police. The Northern Ireland Assembly has engaged with police over abuse faced ...