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🚨 NEW: Northern Ireland Assembly Voting Intention SF: 24% (-1) DUP: 18% (-1) UUP: 13% (=) TUV: 11% (=) AP: 11% (=) SDLP: 11% (=) GRN: 5% (+1) AON: 3% (+1) PBP: 2% (+1) IND/OTH: 2% (-1) Changes with January 2026 Via @LucidTalk @BelTel

🚨 NEW: Moira Doherty has been appointed as the Permanent Secretary at The Executive Office. Permanent Secretaries are the principal advisers to Ministers for all departmental activities.

DUP councillor Julie Middleton has officially signed the Roll of Members to sit as an MLA for Foyle in the Assembly. She replaces her husband Gary Middleton after he resigned last week. nielects.com/news/dup-cllr-…

@BelTel Source: belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

🚨 NEW: Gary Middleton MLA (DUP, Foyle) is stepping down from Stormont after opening up about ongoing mental health challenges. His wife, Councillor Julie Middleton, is the favourite to replace him in the Assembly. [@beltel]

@ArmaghI Source: armaghi.com/news/newry-new…

🚨 NEW: Róisín Mulgrew, former Sinn Féin councillor in Newry, Mourne and Down, has joined Aontú. [@ArmaghI]

West Tyrone MLA Maolíosa McHugh will not be standing in the 2027 Assembly election He is the second Sinn Fein MLA to announce they will not be standing for re-election nielects.com/news/sinn-fein…

Source: newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/…

🚨 NEW: Former Ards and North Down deputy mayor, Councillor Hannah Irwin, has today stepped down from the council and left the Alliance Party. [@news_letter]

First Minister Michelle O’Neill has said the £17 million is a “real slap in the face to families that are struggling" nielects.com/news/starmer-a…

🚨 NEW: Funding package of £17 million “falls far short of what is required” says Finance Minister John O’Dowd “On the basis of the support currently being offered by Westminster, this would amount to roughly £35 per household”

🚨 NEW: The Chancellor has announced a £17 million funding package for households affected by the increase in the price of home heating oil. The Executive will decide how to allocate the money to households.

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🚨 NEW: Stormont politicians pay rise of £14,000 will go ahead, says Independent Remuneration Board MLAs salaries will increase by 26.8% from £53,000 to £67,200 on April 1st

🚨 NEW: AS Levels are being scrapped in favour of a new modular A Level with three units of assessment taken over two years The Education Minister says this will "reduce unnecessary exams, give back precious teaching time, and focus on what truly matters for future success"

First Minister Michelle O’Neill is facing criticism for refusing to attend security briefings held by the UK Government on the conflict in the Middle East nielects.com/news/2026/03/0…

You can read more about the members on the Assembly website 👇 niassembly.gov.uk/your-mlas/memb…

The three members of the Independent Remuneration Board that made the recommendation of a 27% pay rise for MLAs are: Alan Lowry - Chair of Federation of Small Businesses Craig Griffiths - Head of Members' Business Support at the Senedd Robert Herron - Presbyterian Minister

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🚨 NEW: Ben Habib's Advance UK has applied to become a registered party in Northern Ireland "Once registered we intend to treat Northern Ireland in exactly the same way as we treat Great Britain," Habib said