Northern Ireland is being governed on a 'limited and piecemeal basis' since the collapse of power-sharing, a think tank warned
The UK government should consider making more decisions on Northern Ireland at Westminster during Stormont's absence to stop a further decline of public services, a study has said.
The report, "Who is governing Northern Ireland?", calls for an "urgent restoration" of the power-sharing institutions to "allow proper decisions to be made with democratic accountability". Other recommendations include encouraging senior civil servants to "look for opportunities to provide more information" about their departments' activities in the absence of ministers, such as progress reports, oral briefings and media interviews.
Negotiations are continuing between the UK and European Union in a bid to resolve disputes over the protocol.Ann Watt, director of Pivotal, said: "There is no doubt that Northern Ireland is being governed on a limited and piecemeal basis.
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