Chris Heaton-Harris

Varadkar, Martin and McDonald among many visiting Joe Biden and other key US players in traditional leveraging of our national identity

Bill’s proposals include creation of a truth recovery body to offer immunity from prosecution to perpetrators who co-operate

Legislation would enable so-called Stormont brake to allow MLAs to flag concerns about EU law

Chris Heaton-Harris tells Westminster MPs he welcomes recommendation to engage with illegal groups

Sinn Féin says no reason for unionist party to stay out of Assembly while it studies latest post-Brexit proposals

Tunnels, news blackouts and tight choreography: The story of how the protocol deal was finally done

Chris Heaton-Harris says Northern Ireland’s place in UK secure as DUP mulls over latest post-Brexit plan

The nous shown by the UK prime minster in resolving the protocol impasse might save Tories from annihilation

Both sides hail ‘decisive breakthrough’ of Windsor framework to replace Northern Ireland protocol

Minister for Justice condemns ‘brutal, horrific attack’ on off-duty PSNI officer

British PM under pressure from Boris Johnson and hardline Tory Eurosceptics over expected agreement

Political impasse at Stormont means Assembly members have been unable to convene to pass the regulations

DUP did not give into pressure to restore Stormont and pass law. Northern Ireland secretary should instead threaten to involve other parties in direct rule

Reports talks have reached ‘end stages’ may be premature with some issues remaining

Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations continue, with speculation mounting that a deal could be done

Lord Justice Horner says he is also determined its findings will be implemented

Information from confidential Garda sources will be provided, senior sources say

Calls for Irish Government to intervene as UK moves towards process families see as British ‘state investigating itself’

Northern Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says the 1998 atrocity does not fall under the scope of the UK government’s proposed legacy bill

Real IRA bomb that exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15th, 1998, killed 29 people

Bereaved relatives understood to have been advised that Northern Ireland Secretary will make statement in House of Commons on Thursday

Secondary legislation in NI required to implement opt-out donation system cannot be approved at Stormont due to continuing political stalemate

Heaton-Harris meets group of US congressmen opposed to controversial legislation in Washington DC

Chris Heaton-Harris will meet US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III

Steve Baker said Thursday’s meeting in Dublin had ‘a spirit of goodwill’

Northern Ireland Secretary tweets as midnight deadline approaches for forming Executive

Inside Politics: In the Dáil, Paschal Donohoe’s posters continue to pester Fine Gael

UK prioritising return of powersharing along with negotiated deal on NI protocol, writes Northern Secretary

Period for restoring Executive expires at midnight, but Heaton-Harris to carefully assess ‘all options’

Harland & Wolff part of consortium delivering three ships for UK Navy in £1.6bn contract

Immunity revoked for those who ‘knowingly or recklessly’ give false information to new reconciliation body

Proposed legislation is opposed by all Stormont’s main parties and the Irish government

McDonald not invited to meeting with Cleverly and Heaton-Harris held in drive to restore power-sharing

Taoiseach set to travel to Belfast on Thursday for meetings with the leaders of the main political parties

Growing expectation vote could be postponed if progress is made in negotiations on post-Brexit arrangement

If a new executive is not formed by January 19th, the UK Government assumes a legal responsibility to call a snap Assembly election

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill said she wants a political outcome from her meeting with Rishi Sunak, not ‘tea and sympathy’

UK government looks to break Stormont impasse over Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol

Council of Europe official warns of ‘deep scepticism’ about London’s motivation for law due next year

Order to Stormont’s Department of Health most assertive override of devolution since St Andrews Agreement