Inside Politics: Boris Johnson’s funding promise falls short at Stormont

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Congratulations to the five dudes nominated for best director at the Oscars, a list so testosterone-heavy it brings to mind the theme tune from Two and a Half Men: “Men men men men, manly men men men!” The latest round of the Labour leadership contest, by contrast, sees four women compete for the big prize – along with lone bloke and knight of the realm Keir Starmer. The male auteur at No 10, meanwhile, is having some difficulty directing events in Northern Ireland – with both the DUP and Sinn Fein demanding he stumps up the cash for the Stormont power-sharing production. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

Our chief political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for in SW1 today: