Schools in Northern Ireland have been "let down" by the UK government, Stormont's education minister has said.

Paul Givan was speaking after 10 building projects for shared and integrated schools had their funding withdrawn.

He said the £150m was reallocated in the Treasury's £3.3bn financial package for the restoration of the power-sharing executive.

The minister said he has written to the government seeking extra funding.

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) said repurposing £150m of the Fresh Start Agreement funding had provided "additional flexibility" to the executive.

The "Repurposing £150m of The Fresh Start Agreement funding has provided additional flexibility to the Northern Ireland Executive.

Mr Givan said if the government was "serious" about shared and integrated education, it needed to "provide the funding" for the school projects.

Speaking in the assembly on Monday, he said Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris and the UK government have "let them down".

 
 

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