The Latest Breaking News from DUP

Call to ‘redouble’ efforts to resurrect Stormont Assembly

Labour veteran Hilary Benn spent two days in Northern Ireland on his first official visit since his appointment by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

DUP gathering will deal with ‘routine business’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

There had been speculation over the planned gathering in Lurgan, Co Armagh, in terms of the party’s boycott of the Stormont Assembly.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Calls for Stormont Assembly return dominate Hilary Benn’s visit

The new shadow secretary of state is meeting political parties at Parliament Buildings at Stormont.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Trade barrier talks with DUP in final stages, says Northern Ireland secretary

Chris Heaton-Harris says package of proposals being formed with aim to restore power sharing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Heaton-Harris says Government in ‘final stages’ of Framework engagement with DUP

One of the main parts of the framework, the green/red lane system for the movement of goods, will become operational at ports on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

Windsor Framework implementation confirms Irish Sea border, DUP MP says

Sammy Wilson said his party would not return to Stormont to implement the deal agreed between the UK and the EU.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Government working intensely to get Stormont up and running – Sunak

Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said patience had run out with the DUP’s blockade of the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Patience with DUP Stormont blockade has run out, says Michelle O’Neill

The Sinn Fein vice president said she wanted to see a plan from the British and Irish governments to restore the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Sinn Fein’s ‘grip on PSNI leadership must be broken’ – Donaldson

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told his party members that Sinn Fein’s word ‘should carry no more weight’ with the chief constable than others.

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023

Government must deliver something ‘seismic’ to convince DUP on a Stormont return

Former party leader Edwin Poots said the current offer on the table was nowhere near enough.

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023