Northern Ireland minister says to hold election next year: report

Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris arrives for a meeting with Britain's newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street in central London, on October 25, 2022. (File photo: AFP)

The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, said there will be an election in the first three months of next year in Northern Ireland, Reuters reported on Thursday.