Northern Ireland budget bill paves way for direct rule

Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams admits power-sharing talks have failed

The Northern Ireland Assembly has not sat at Stormont for almost a year
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Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire is preparing to impose direct rule of the province from Westminster by announcing plans for an temporary budget after almost a year of deadlock at Stormont.

Northern Ireland has been without a devolved administration since February, when Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party were unable to reach agreement to establish an executive.

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