A man has been arrested in Westminster after reports of someone carrying knives outside Parliament He's been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place No injuries have been reported

Sue Gray will not take up her post as the prime minister's envoy to the nations and regions. She was initially appointed to the newly-created role after departing as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff last month, saying she "risked becoming a distraction". bbc.com/news/articles/…

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Sammy Wilson is being investigated by Westminster's standards commissioner for allegedly breaching lobbying rules. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons attended Northern Ireland's game against Belarus despite UK government guidance that the game shouldn’t go ahead.  bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Northern Ireland's system of replacing Stormont assembly members and councillors who step down removes democratic choice and reduces transparency, an Electoral Commission report has said. bbc.com/news/articles/…

The Stormont assembly has passed a motion criticising Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) ministers for their boycott of meetings of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in 2021. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Delighted to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer today at the British-Irish Council. He and I agreed at our meetings in Chequers and Farmleigh this year that our attendance would send a clear signal from Taoiseach and Prime Minister of the reset of British and Irish relations.

Sir Keir Starmer and John Swinney will discuss financing action to tackle climate change at a summit bringing together leaders from the devolved nations and Ireland. independent.co.uk/news/uk/prime-…

The Taoiseach and Tanáiste were in Scotland today for a meeting of the British-Irish Council rte.ie/news/world/202…

The new Irish government should include planning for constitutional change across the island among its commitments, SDLP MP Colum Eastwood has said rte.ie/news/politics/…

Independent TD Verona Murphy has been elected as Ceann Comhairle of the 34th Dáil. The Wexford TD becomes the first woman to hold the role. rte.ie/news/ireland/2…