Sam McBride: A veto, a new plan, and yet another day wasted as businesses count the cost of political failure

	Nov 11, 2020

	Good morning The Executive are due to meet again this morning in a bid to reach a consensus on coronavirus restrictions. We'll bring you all the news as it happens. There has been a new revelation at the inquest into the tragic death of Nora Quoirin. Nora's mother, Meabh, has said she heard muffled voices inside the family’s cottage the morning Nora disappeared. And on Remembrance Day we have published a long-form interactive feature on the wars that have been fought since WW2. Have a good day Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.


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