View from Stormont: Tuesday, May 28 2024
Robin Swann steps down from the role of Health Minister to stand in the General Election. Before leaving the Executive, Mr Swann voted against the budget - however, the UUP remain at the Executive table with Mike Nesbitt taking up the health brief. Our Political Editor Tracey Magee has the very latest from Stormont.
Also, Conor Murphy returns to the Executive after he suffered a mini stroke two weeks ago. In an interview with Tracey, he dismisses the suggestion his absence was an attempt to avoid the Covid inquiry which was hearing evidence in Belfast at the time.
With the election campaign now well underway, we hear the very latest from Westminster with Kevin Maguire of the Daily Mirror and Peter Cardwell of TalkTV.
We also speak to our commentators Suzanne Breen from the Belfast Telegraph, David McCann from Slugger O'Toole and Prof Deirdre Heenan from Ulster University.