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More talks due in bid to break budget deadlock
Sir Chris has insisted there is no more money available
The Northern Ireland secretary will be in Northern Ireland later for further talks with executive parties to try to break the budget deadlock.
Sir Chris Bryant, who has insisted there is no more money available beyond the £1.5bn the government has already offered, has accused executive ministers of being financially "irresponsible".
He held brief virtual discussions with parties last Friday, but it is understood that Thursday's discussions will involve a series of meetings between Sir Chris and party leaders.
The executive has maintained it cannot balance its books without more support from London.
The current package would be split into three tranches with £525m available this year, but the Stormont parties said that still falls short of what they require.
Without an agreed budget, public sector workers in Northern Ireland cannot receive long-awaited pay awards that they are entitled to, in line with their counterparts in other parts of the UK.
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