The Latest Breaking News from DUP

TUV fail to block consumer protection grant related to NI Protocol

DUP and UUP vote for continuing funding for Brexit related local standards officer

Belfast Live · Jan 28, 2022

Liz Truss says government won’t stop DUP from suspending Brexit checks

Unionist ministers have pledged to halt inspections in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Mr Poots will be interviewed by party officers as part of the selection process on Friday evening, along with another candidate, Diane Forsythe.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister claims Edwin Poots’ stance is at odds with a response he gave to an Assembly question in 2020.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocol

The Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

DUP minister seeks Stormont Executive approval for continuing NI Protocol checks

The move by Edwin Poots could ultimately result in him attempting to unilaterally order a halt to the checks.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Belfast City Council to look at providing its pitches for amateur league soccer

Councillor says people are "paying extortionate prices to train at private facilities"

Belfast Live · Jan 25, 2022

DUP not going to be ‘strung out for weeks’ waiting on UK move over NI protocol

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the Government needed to make his party aware of its intentions immediately.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Jubilee tree planting row leads to review of Stormont policy

The DUP had accused Sinn Fein of ‘intolerance and disrespect’ over a decision to prevent a tree being planted on the Stormont estate

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022