🗣'The move by Chris Heaton-Harris is being widely seen as ramping up pressure on the DUP to end its power-sharing boycott.'
As temperatures soar in Northern Ireland's sweltering summer, the Secretary of State has formally asked Stormont officials to set out revenue-raising options.
While the Secretary of State denies this is the intention, there is no doubt the decision ups the ante. But Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's party has faced down such criticism in the past, particularly over delays to energy support payments, and emerged pretty unscathed electorally within unionism. Could this time be any different?
However, he said he would not rule anything out if the devolved government does not return - leaving open the potential of further intervention. But the Northern Ireland Office said that the Executive's public spending per person is around 20% higher than the equivalent UK Government spending in the rest of the UK.
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