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Return to Stormont sparks hope of new Northern Ireland trade rules

Andrew Muir named as Farming Minister as Sinn Fein's Michelle O’Neill prepares to lead assembly

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Politicians have returned to Stormont following negotiations over the Windsor Framework trade deal
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Politicians have returned to Stormont following negotiations over the Windsor Framework trade deal

Andrew Muir has been named as Northern Ireland's new farming minister as the country's power sharing executive prepared to return to Stormont following a two-year deadlock over the Windsor Framework trade...

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