Government accused of bad faith over Stormont financial package as Julian Smith tells our politicians sort out their priorities
Jan 16, 2020, 12:58 PM
An "act of bad faith" - that's how the finance minister Conor Murphy has described the financial package offered by Westminster to support the Stormont deal.
One billion pounds of new money is on the table.
Another billion is expected to be added as an automatic result of spending plans for the entire UK.
Last night in a series of tweets Secretary of State Julian Smith said "Let’s remember MLAs have been off work 3yrs at a cost of £15m+ in salaries.
There will be a new deal for NI as it leaves the EU. There is also a UK budget in spring. £2bn is biggest ever NI talks settlement & it addresses a number of key issues.
Mr Smith also the parties need to sort their priorities.
Vinny spoke to BBC Political editor Mark Devenport and Economics and Business editor John Campbell.
One billion pounds of new money is on the table.
Another billion is expected to be added as an automatic result of spending plans for the entire UK.
Last night in a series of tweets Secretary of State Julian Smith said "Let’s remember MLAs have been off work 3yrs at a cost of £15m+ in salaries.
There will be a new deal for NI as it leaves the EU. There is also a UK budget in spring. £2bn is biggest ever NI talks settlement & it addresses a number of key issues.
Mr Smith also the parties need to sort their priorities.
Vinny spoke to BBC Political editor Mark Devenport and Economics and Business editor John Campbell.