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FIRST Minister Michelle O’Neill has congratulated the new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, on his election success.
Both Michelle and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly spoke to the newly appointed Prime Minister last night about key issues via a phone call.
Michelle O’Neill spoke of her call with Keir “Today we had the opportunity to speak to the new Prime Minister. We discussed a number of critical issues including the challenging budget situation. We pressed upon him the urgent need for the British Government to put a proper funding model in place so that we can provide the public services our citizens deserve.”
Emma Little-Pengelly added, “We had a really constructive discussion with the new Prime Minister. We raised a number of key issues including the importance of investment to ensure fiscal stability for Northern Ireland. We also spoke about the benefits of a building a positive working relationship and strengthening the links between the NI Executive and the UK Government moving forward.”