"This is a serious moment in terms of sleepwalking into direct rule" - SDLP MLA @ClaireHanna reacts to the NI budget announced from London

Mar 09, 2018, 10:09 AM

We told you so! That's the message from the DUP today as over £400 million from its confidence and supply arrangement with the Tory government is released. The money was announced as part of yesterday's long awaited Stormont budget was announce yesterday. The Secretary of State, Karen Bradley, said the money includes £80 million for health and education pressures. There will also be £30 million to support programmes to address issues of mental health and severe deprivation. A further £100 million goes to the long-term transformation of the health service. Stephen got reaction from SDLP MLA Claire Hanna.