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# DUP

Last week
21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023
# The North
‘Sinn Féin look unstoppable’: What next for NI's major parties after the local elections?
‘They are also on course to become the largest party south of the border at the next election there, that’s basically the set.’
# DUP
Donaldson confirms more financial support for Northern Ireland is part of talks with UK Govt
The region is facing cuts in the latest budget in the absence of locally elected ministers.
# The North
DUP says Sinn Féin's NI election success case of 'turning nationalist vote into republican vote'
The DUP leader rejected the suggestion that there was any movement towards a united Ireland after the council elections.
Last month
May 2023
# LE23
DUP farmer who asked superstar Rihanna to 'cover up' is elected again in Northern Ireland
Alan Graham and Rihanna had an unlikely encounter when she shot a music video in his field in 2011.
# NI Local Elections
Taoiseach offers support for A5 upgrades and ‘hopes’ Stormont can be restored after NI elections
Close to 50 people have died on the road since the project was approved in 2007.
THE MORNING LEAD
'This isn't about bin collections': Weary Northern Ireland to vote in decisive election
A report by
Eimer McAuley
The Alliance party looks set to emerge as the third biggest party at local government level.
Today, voters across Northern Ireland will head to the polls to have their say in the first local council elections since 2019.
"This isn't about getting your bins collected. This is about the current form of Government in Northern Ireland, and the ongoing impasse."
Eimer McAuley reports on the issues being raised on the doorsteps.
'Wise up': Derry Girls actor channels Sister Michael to blast 'ignorance' of Stormont deadlock
On the election trail in Belfast: Local issues take back seat as Stormont stalemate looms large
# burgernomics
'Not a paradise': DUP MP points to cost of a Big Mac when SDLP leader calls for United Ireland
‘Anyone who wants a Big Mac – I am not a fan; I do not buy them—will have to pay £2 more in the Republic of Ireland than they will in Northern Ireland’.
Northern Ireland secretary says ‘deadlines are deadly’ amid calls to restore Stormont
Chris Heaton-Harris said his focus is on ensuring the executive is in place for the long-term when it returns.
# Northern Ireland
Support for DUP up but Sinn Féin remains most popular party in NI, poll suggests
Recent polling put support for Sinn Féin on 29% in the North, and the DUP on 25%.
April
April 2023
# The North
DUP is seeking ‘further movement’ from UK government on post-Brexit trade
The party collapsed the executive in Belfast in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.
# queen's university belfast
Political leaders in Northern Ireland urged to restore Stormont on final day of GFA summit
Varadkar, Sunak, and Bill Clinton made similar appeals on the final day of the conference being held in Queen’s University Belfast.
# gfa 25
Explainer: What is the Good Friday Agreement?
The 25th anniversary of the landmark deal is being marked – here’s what’s in it.
# Jeffrey Donaldson
DUP leader says Stormont political vacuum is not to blame for increased terror threat
The PSNI has warned of the potential of dissidents launching attacks on their officers in Derry on Easter Monday.
# gfa 25
'The DUP won't be celebrating': Why do a majority of unionists oppose the Good Friday Agreement?
The 25th anniversary won’t be a cause of celebration for everyone.
March
March 2023
# Northern Ireland
'No renegotiating' Windsor Framework, Heaton-Harris warns DUP
The UK’s Northern Ireland Secretary has said the new post-Brexit arrangements for the North are a done deal.
# breaking with the PM
'Stormont brake' emphatically passed by House of Commons but DUP confirms no return to power-sharing
The two former prime ministers will form part of an expected backbench rebellion against the agreement negotiated with Brussels.
# windsor framework
SDLP may abstain on 'Stormont brake' vote, with Colum Eastwood saying it 'muddies the water'
The brake would allow a minority of MLAs at Stormont to formally flag concerns about the imposition of new EU laws in Northern Ireland.
# Stormont
Sinn Féin and DUP both rise in new Northern Ireland opinion poll
The poll put support for Sinn Féin at 30.6% and DUP at 23.9%.
# Northern Ireland
Windsor Framework: DUP to vote against Government on 'Stormont Brake'
Jeffrey Donaldson said that while the proposed terms represent “real progress”, it fails to address “the imposition of EU law by the Protocol”.
The first Commons vote on the EU/UK agreement on trading arrangements for Northern Ireland will take place on Wednesday.
Downing Street has said the UK government has no plans to seek changes to the deal despite the DUP's decision to oppose it.
Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill has said "the deal is done" and the onus is on all parties to get Stormont moving.
'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says
Explainer: Pets, potatoes and the 'Stormont brake', what's the deal with the Windsor Framework?
# Northern Ireland
McDonald says DUP would be 'foolish' not to return to Stormont for Biden visit
The Sinn Féin leader said she was hopeful the DUP would ‘do the right thing’ and agree to the terms of the Windsor Framework.
# nostalgia for the future
Beneath green shamrocks and fluff of St Patrick's Day lies Ireland's soft power busy at work
Ireland sees cringeworthy flattery of the US as warranted if it achieves the end goal.
# DUP
'Still more work to do' in addressing Windsor Framework concerns, Donaldson says
The DUP leader said the Brexit deal “does not deal with some of the fundamental problems” created by the Northern Ireland Protocol.
# St Patrick's trips
Here's what Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald will be up to in the US next week
Leo Varadkar will meet the US president in the White House on Friday.
# Gary Lineker
DUP MP calls out ‘lefty Lineker’ as the MOTD presenter stands by criticism of UK government
DUP MP Gregory Campbell called for ‘lefty Lineker’ to face a salary reduction after he criticised the UK Government’s immigration policy.
# Brexit
DUP to form group featuring Arlene Foster and Peter Robinson to consult on Windsor Framework
Donaldson also said that having Stormont working again for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement next month is not a deadline he is working to.
# Michelle O'Neill
Joint UK/Irish arrangement needed if powersharing is not restored at Stormont, says O’Neill
Sinn Féin’s vice president called on the DUP to show ‘leadership’ and lift its blockade on devolution at Stormont.
# windsor framework
Jeffery Donaldson: DUP will not be knocked off course by rhetoric
Donaldson reiterated that his party will take time to secure “clear answers” on aspects of proposed arrangements.
# windsor framework
DUP will only sign up to Windsor framework if it 'safeguards the union', says Sammy Wilson
Wilson, an MP and the DUP chief whip, sharply criticised the ‘Stormont brake’ clause in the deal.
February
February 2023
# royally messed up
Sunak under fire for involving King Charles in Protocol negotiations
A planned meeting between the monarch and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is no longer expected to go ahead.
# Poll
Health and economy ranked as bigger concerns than Protocol for Northern Ireland's voters
Talks have intensified to find a resolution to the Protocol dispute and get parliament functioning again in the North.
# Brexit
EU and UK hold 'productive' NI Protocol talks as DUP dampens hopes of supporting a deal
Senior DUP MP Sammy Wilson said: “We are British and we expect to be governed by British law, not Brussels law.”
Senior DUP MP Sammy Wilson said: "We are British and we expect to be governed by British law, not Brussels law."
European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly agreed to meet again in the coming days.
According to a report in The Times, British PM Rishi Sunak is willing to go ahead with a UK-EU accord even without the DUP’s support.
Analysis: Protocol deal seems to be within reach but will DUP say 'No'?
Taoiseach 'quietly confident' of Protocol deal 'within a week or two' as Sunak meets NI leaders
# Brexit
Analysis: Protocol deal seems to be within reach but will DUP say 'No'?
There has been a flurry of activity in Northern Ireland and Brussels in recent days, with a new Protocol deal in sight.
# Brexit
Rishi Sunak arrives in Northern Ireland amid speculation of imminent protocol deal
The British Prime Minister will discuss the NI Protocol negotiations with political parties.
This year
2023
# Stormont
'We're on a positive trajectory': Politicians hope EU and UK talks on NI protocol can move forward
Micheál Martin has urged patience with the negotiations to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol dispute.
# eu-uk relations
Explainer: What's the latest with Brexit and Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations?
An agreement on data sharing was reached by the UK and EU yesterday.
# Protocol
Mistakes were made on all sides in handling of Brexit, Varadkar says
The Taoiseach said he will be as flexible and reasonable as possible when attempting to solve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Last year
2022
Voices
Brian Rowan: Northern Ireland cannot continue with pantomime politics and a pretend parliament
The former BBC correspondent looks back at a year of turmoil and persistent deadlock in Northern Irish politics.
# Powersharing
Sunak says he is working 'flat out' to restore the power sharing executive in Northern Ireland
Powersharing in Northern Ireland is in cold storage due to a dispute over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
# Stormont
DUP will not be ‘bullied or cajoled’ into restoring Stormont, Northern Ireland Secretary told
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK Government should stop ‘expending energy’ targeting unionists.
# Northern Ireland
Varadkar to prioritise Northern Ireland power sharing when he becomes Taoiseach
Leo Varadkar said the Government had “not for a second” given up on the matter despite the failed attempt to restore the institutions.