Two city deals understood to still be at risk

Two of the 4 metropolis deals for Northern Ireland are understood to inactive beryllium astatine hazard aft the UK authorities said backing would beryllium paused.

Stormont's Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald said regeneration backing packages successful Derry and Belfast were expected to spell up - leaving Mid South West and Causeway Coast and Glens nether threat.

The announcement connected metropolis deals came connected Friday afternoon, conscionable hours earlier the UK authorities said it was not going to supply backing to redevelop Belfast's Casement Park successful clip for Euro 2028.

Archibald called for the Westminster authorities to bespeak connected its actions: "Maybe we request a spot of a reset connected the reset."

“This is simply a caller Labour authorities which has talked a batch astir resetting and rebuilding relationships, and their actions implicit the past mates of days haven’t truly aligned with those words," Archibald told BBC Northern Ireland's Sunday Politics show.

She said the quality astir Casement Park "slipping out" connected Friday evening seemed "as if the calculation was it was a bully time for atrocious news".

The metropolis deals were intended to money redevelopment, including innovation hubs, museums and a cablegram car successful the Mournes.

Archibald said she had received confirmation the Derry and Strabane metropolis woody would hap "in achromatic and white", and was "hopeful" for the Belfast deal.