Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has rejected claims by Stormont ministers that better funding is needed from the UK Government as powersharing returns.The Cabinet minister insisted the £3.3 billion package offered by Westminster is "ample" for the Executive to "get on with the job".Mr Heaton-Harris is joining Rishi Sunak and Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Belfast on Monday to mark the restoration of devolved government.But the newly formed Executive has already written to the Prime

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has rejected claims by Stormont ministers that better funding is needed from the UK Government as powersharing returns.The Cabinet minister insisted the £3.3 billion package offered by Westminster is "ample" for the Executive to "get on with the job".Mr Heaton-Harris is joining Rishi Sunak and Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Belfast on Monday to mark the restoration of devolved government.But the newly formed Executive has already written to the Prime Minister calling for urgent discussions on long-term funding stability to deliver public services.