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There will be no border poll | Hilary Benn

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn, joins Stormont Sources for a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation on Labour’s second budget, funding pressures facing the Northern Ireland Executive, Stormont reform, the border poll debate, Brexit’s economic fallout, and why the UK Government believes NI is being “funded at need”. In this extended interview, Hilary Benn responds directly to criticism from NI parties who say Rachel Reeves’ budget “doesn’t meet funding need”, and explains why the Executive must consider revenue-raising and public sector reform. We also dig into health waiting lists, overspends, the future of power-sharing, Alliance Party reform proposals, and the big constitutional question: is a border poll any closer? **** Click stormontsources.com to listen and for all of our episodes Welcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016. On this week's episode Stormont Sources, David McCann, Tim Cairns and Michael McKernan challenge the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the biggest questions facing Northern Ireland: Why does the Treasury say NI already receives 124% of assessed need? Is Stormont spending too much — or is the funding model broken? What happens if the Executive can’t plug the £400m overspend? Should Stormont raise its own revenue for the first time? Why does NI’s health service spend more but deliver worse outcomes? Will Labour change the rules on a border poll? Should Stormont’s institutions be reformed — and will the UK government lead that conversation? What does the Budget really mean for public services, tax powers and the wider economy? After speaking with Hilary Benn, the team are joined by Ann Watt from Pivotal, who expertly breaks down the implications of Budget 2025, the long-term structural problems in NI’s finances, and the urgent need for a multi-year financial plan. This episode cuts through headlines and political noise to explain what’s actually happening, what comes next, and what it means for people across Northern Ireland.