The Latest Breaking News from DUP

First Minister says UK made ‘absolutely the wrong call’ on Iran involvement

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said the UK ‘should have been involved earlier’.

Evening Standard · Mar 2

Stormont Infrastructure Minister pressed on potholes

DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley claimed Liz Kimmins’ plan to tackle potholes is ‘not working’.

The Independent UK · Feb 3

Stormont leaders ‘prioritising division over delivery’ two years in

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole was speaking on the second anniversary of the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Feb 3

Gavin Robinson claims he ‘hasn’t tweeted’ since 2017 despite active X account

The DUP leader said: ‘Nothing is tweeted without my approval. I just don’t need to see your reply to the things that I tweet.’

Evening Standard · Jan 12

First Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row

Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.

Evening Standard · Jan 12

Robinson criticises Irish minister’s ‘clear challenge’ to UK on NI Legacy Bill

DUP leader Gavin Robinson was speaking after Helen McEntee said any significant changes to the Bill should have the agreement of both governments.

Evening Standard · Jan 10

NI’s Finance Minister publishes draft budget despite ongoing impasse over plan

The DUP rejected John O’Dowd’s spending proposals as ‘deeply flawed’.

Evening Standard · Jan 6

Stormont’s top challenge is ‘severe underfunding of public services’ – O’Neill

Michelle O’Neill accused the Labour Government of making ‘false promises of a new dawn’, but ‘following Tory austerity’.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

British officials feared ‘top man’ in Northern Bank robbery would avoid arrest

Downing Street chief of staff at the time, Jonathan Powell, said the robbery ‘had knocked up the price’ of peace negotiations.

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2025

Government urged to go further than Windsor Framework review recommendations

Unionists have argued the review led by Lord Murphy failed to address ‘fundamental problems’ with the framework.

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025