Ho Ho Ho! Stormont election by Christmas if executive not restored…

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The Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has decided to play hardball with the DUP – form an executive, or there will be a new election. Possible dates are 8 or 15 December. The Electoral Office has told the Stormont parties the Assembly election is likely to be on December 15 — Gareth Gordon (@BBCGarethG) October 18, 2022 It was only May when we had the last election, but a lot has changed in that short period. The cost of living …

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This weeks new Proconsul is Chris Heaton-Harris…

Shailesh Vara was only in the job for 2 months, he had the shortest stay ever as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The new official cat herder is Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry. From the BelTel: Mr Heaton-Harris (54) is currently the Conservative Party’s chief whip of the House of Commons and previously served as Minister of State for Europe and North American under Ms Truss when she was Foreign Secretary. Born Christopher Heaton-Harris in Epsom, Surrey, the new …

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