Northern Ireland Secretary chhcalling tells assembly members who have not governed for 10 months that their wages will be cut by £14,000 from 1 January
A motion called on the DUP to end its boycott to help deal with the cost-of-living crisis, but the party again refused to vote for a new Speaker - a position that must be filled before any other business can be heard.
Earlier this week, Mr Heaton-Harris was granted new legal powers to cut by 27.5% the annual incomes of Members of the Legislative Assembly .It will mean a cut of about £800 to their pay packet in January.The lack of a functioning executive is complicating the delivery of a £600 energy support scheme"I've asked my officials to give me some more legal basis and check if they can do more," he told BBC News NI.
"People will also have seen that when this was being debated in the House of Commons, there was a big push to go further so I'm going to keep it under review."Chris Heaton-Harris says he is putting pressure on all parties to return to the executive Asked if he was doing enough to try to restore power sharing, the secretary of state said he would convene talks with the parties next week.
It will be the first series of round-table discussions he has held since taking on the job in September.
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