Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris also said he will bring forward measures to cut MLA pay
The deadline for restoring Stormont power-sharing is to be extended until mid-January, the Secretary of State has announced.
A failure to form a ministerial Executive following May's Assembly election currently places a legal responsibility on the UK Government to hold a snap poll by January 19. He added: "Thus I will be introducing legislation to provide a short, straightforward extension to the period for Executive formation, extending the current period by six weeks to December 8 with a potential for a further extension to January 19 if necessary.
Get the latest politics news and analysis in your inbox Want the biggest political stories sent straight to you? "I will thus be asking for this House’s support to enable me to reduce MLAs' salaries appropriately."The deadline to establish a new Executive lapsed on October 28, with the Government assuming a legal responsibility to hold a fresh poll within 12 weeks.
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