🚨 NEW: Labour's lead is now at 30 points - the biggest yet since Liz Truss

LAB 48 (+4)
CON: 18 (=)
REF UK 13 (-2)
LIB DEM 9 (-1)
GRN 7 (-1)

Fieldwork 7 - 8 May
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#OTD 2007, Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness become FM and DFM.

This is the first time that the DUP-SF lead an Executive.

David McCann: It’s all over bar the voting for Rishi Sunak – it’s just a case of when
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First Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that Conor Murphy is standing down as Economy Minister on medical grounds.

A former Sinn Féin minister says she accepts now that she should not have attended a controversial funeral during the pandemic - UK Covid-19 Inquiry
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I thought it at the time, and the haphazard delay reinforces my view that this is a daft policy.

Do we really not think our pounds are better spent on other things in the health service?

Absolute insanity from start to finish.

The Tories are heading for defeat. Yet the public lack enthusiasm for Labour. Sunak should go for broke and save as much furniture as possible.

In today's The Irish News 👇
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Early evening dander. Sitting in North Belfast looking all the way towards South Down.

Really impressive and gracious last speech as FM by Humza Yousaf

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has told the Covid inquiry he will not appearing before it on medical advice.
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#OTD 2015 General Election is held.

The UUP returns to the Commons with FST/S.Antrim going to them.

Gavin Robinson wins East Belfast.

If you thought the NI Assembly was bad...

Some sensible reforms to Private Members Bills announced by Edwin Poots.

A united Ireland is the ‘most desirable outcome for people and communities’, according to former taoiseach Bertie Ahern jrnl.ie/6372991t

McGrail Inquiry: Chief Minister doesn't back down from his description of Ministry of Defence officials as “f***ing idiots” for not respecting RGP jurisdiction in runway incident

But Fabian Picardo maintains RGP acted in “confrontational” manner, should've been “more temperate”

The TUV nearly have as many Councillors in NI as Reform UK have across the rest of the UK.

2023-TUV elected 9. Have 10 as of 2024.
2024-Reform UK have 10.

#OTD 2010 General Election is held.

Naomi Long MLA ousts Peter Robinson from East Belfast.

Michelle Gildernew survives a united Unionist candidate by 4 votes.

Sylvia Hermon storms North Down with a massive win as an Independent.

Ian Paisley sees off Jim Allister in North Antrim.

#OTF 2016 the Assembly Election is held.

The DUP cruise to victory with Arlene Foster DBE PC #ProudofNI. leading the party for the first time.

This would also be the last election with Sinn Fein being led by Martin McGuinness,

PBP enter the Assembly. The Greens gain South Belfast.

#OTD 2005, The UK General Election is held.

The UUP implode losing all but 1 of their seats. Sylvia Hermon is the last woman standing.

SF gain Newry and Armagh.

SDLP gain South Belfast.

Final Councillor Count #LE2024 :

🌹 LAB: 1,158 (+186)
🔶 LDM: 522 (+104)
🌳 CON: 515 (-474)
🙋 IND/LOC: 274 (+102)
🌍 GRN: 181 (+74)
⚙️ WPB: 4 (+4)
➡️ RFM: 2 (+2)
🔴 SDP: 1 (+1)
♀️ WEP: 1 (+1)