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Andy Burnham Begins First Official Northern Ireland Visit
Burnham said he wants to work with Stormont leaders on a fair budget settlement as departments operate on contingency budgets.
- On Thursday, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Belfast for his first official visit to Northern Ireland as part of a UK-wide listening tour focused on cost-of-living challenges.
- The Stormont Executive has failed to agree on a budget for the current financial year, leaving departments on contingency funding since April due to an officials' claim of a £1.6 billion shortfall.
- First Minister Michelle O'Neill called the situation "shocking" and urged the Prime Minister to deliver a "fair budget settlement that actually works for public services."
- Burnham met with O'Neill, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, and other party leaders on Thursday, urging them to engage in "problem-solving, not points-scoring."
- In October, the Prime Minister will convene leaders from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to discuss strategies to "drive good growth in every postcode across the UK.
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Andy Burnham to meet political leaders during first visit to NI as PM
Mr Burnham is in Belfast in the latest part of his cost-of-living tour of the UK.
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Cost of living and partnership the focus for the Prime Minister in first Northern Ireland visit
Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Belfast for the first time since taking office, meeting Northern Ireland's First Minister and deputy First Minister to discuss cost-of-living pressures, economic growth and stronger UK-wide cooperation.
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