Won't the £1bn effect the Barnett formula, so an extra £1bn for NI, means extra £££ for Wales and Scotland, to that money tree just got a little more magical?
I think they're arguing that this is actually "post-Troubles" money to help restore things, rather than normal money that the Barnett formula is applied to.
Won't the £1bn effect the Barnett formula, so an extra £1bn for NI, means extra £££ for Wales and Scotland, to that money tree just got a little more magical?