07/02/2018

Secretary Of State To Update MPs On Stormont Talks

The Secretary of State is due to speak at the House of Commons to update MPs over talks to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.

Discussions between the five main parties are continuing at Stormont in a bid to break the ongoing impasse.

NI has been without an Executive since January last year.

Previously, Mrs Bradley said the talks are to be "short" and "intense".

(CD/LM)

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