Chris Heaton-Harris

DUP agrees to drop boycott of Northern Ireland power-sharing – POLITICO

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DUP agrees to drop boycott of Northern Ireland power-sharing – POLITICO

Back in London, Donaldson’s early hours statement was viewed with a touch of caution. One U.K. official, granted anonymity to discuss internal government thinking, said: “This is obviously good news, but this is only one step and there are about 10 things that could still go wrong. Put it this way, we were expecting a … Read more

Northern Ireland’s DUP dumps coal in Sunak’s Christmas stocking – POLITICO

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Northern Ireland’s DUP dumps coal in Sunak’s Christmas stocking – POLITICO

DUBLIN — The Democratic Unionists dumped a lump of coal in the British government’s Christmas stocking Monday, declaring that their party will maintain its stubborn blockade of Northern Ireland’s cross-community government into the new year — a deadlock that could take billions in extra U.K. finance to break. Hopes were dashed of a pre-Christmas breakthrough … Read more