And when we see progress, we should acknowledge it, take advantage of it and make it work”. Mr Benn also accused supporters of Brexit of not wanting to think about or contemplate how else the ...

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has challenged the Stormont Executive to reform public services while also balancing its budget. Delivering a speech to mark one year since the return of ...

Delivering a speech to mark one year since the return of devolved government to the region, Mr Benn said Stormont’s leaders had made a “great start” but warned that difficult decisions are ...

A Sinn Fein minister has accused Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn of showing a “blatant disregard” for communities in the region after he challenged the Stormont Executive to reform ...

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald said through his comments, Mr Benn has become an “apologist for a Tory austerity agenda”. Mr Benn told an audience in Belfast on Tuesday that over many years, ...