The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has said she is determined to restore the "balance" between communities in Northern Ireland.
Ms Truss said relations have been "damaged" by Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol and she wants to work with all Stormont parties to "fix the issues".
She was responding to SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, who demanded she make clear whether she was "on the side of the DUP or on the side of struggling people in Northern Ireland".