Northern Ireland Secretary chhcalling is due to hold talks with the leaders of the main Stormont parties
Chris Heaton-Harris said he was considering taking action on Stormont assembly members' pay
The DUP has blocked the restoration of power-sharing in its protest against the post-Brexit trading arrangement known as the Northern Ireland Protocol. Those talks are scheduled to last just half an hour each - it is hard to imagine that 30 minutes of talks will resolve much. Why would they need to tackle MLAs' pay if there was a possibility Stormont would be back in the short term?On Tuesday, Mr Heaton-Harris will meet Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the Alliance Party leader Naomi Long, and Doug Beattie, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party .
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