Minister's meetings with UK politicians revealed

Chief Minister Howard Quayle met more than 30 members of the Conservative party in the past year - compared to just a dozen Labour members.

The figures have been revealed in a freedom of information request to the Cabinet Office, which asked for details about who Mr Quayle's met since last year's election.

The list shows he met 35 Conservative MPs, MEPs and members of the House of Lords compared to 12 Labour party members and eight Liberal Democrats.

Other figures to have had meetings with the chief minister include the chief executive of the Tax Justice Network Alex Cobham and former deputy first minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness.