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Paul Frew expresses regret that DUP members have quit the party, but insists change is "a blessing".

Paul Givans abortion bill can continue through Assembly when he becomes FM The DUP MLA will be permitted to transfer his private members bill to another MLA upon taking up First Minister post DUP Lagan Valley MLA Paul Givan Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and well do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information w...

Glyn Hanna and Kathryn Owen claim women and moderates in the party are being left "voiceless".

NI Secretary Brandon Lewis made the comments ahead of the DUP leader announcing a ministerial line-up.

New DUP leader must back words on Irish language with actions, says Michelle O’Neill The Sinn Féin vice president said there was a “small window of opportunity” to introduce the language legislation in the Assembly before the summer recess. Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill has called on DUP leader Edwin Poots to act on Irish language legislation. Picture: PA Fri, 04 Jun, 2021 - 18:27 David Young and Cate McCurry, PA Sinn Féin has challenged DUP leader Edwin Poots to back up a pledg...

The deputy first minister said her party had made clear to the new DUP leader what was required in order for their parties to share power together.

DUP leader Edwin Poots’ allegations that the European Union is causing harm to Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit lacks “adherence to reality”, according to the EU’s ambassador to the UK. Joao Vale de Almeida on Tuesday dismissed Mr Poots’ claims that the arrangements are having a “devastating impact” and are causing “demonstrable harm to every individual in Northern Ireland”. The diplomat argued that “there is no alternative” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, after th...

The EU’s ambassador to the UK has accused new DUP leader Edwin Poots of making comments about the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol that lack “adherence to reality”. Joao Vale de Almeida was asked about Mr Poots saying that the agreement was “demonstrable harm to every individual in Northern Ireland” and is having a “devastating impact”. The ambassador told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “First of all I don’t think those statements have adherence to reality. The EU is po...

DUP leader Edwin Poots’ allegations that the European Union is causing harm to Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit lacks “adherence to reality”, according to the EU’s ambassador to the UK. Joao Vale de Almeida on Tuesday dismissed Mr Poots’ claims that the arrangements are having a “devastating impact” and are causing “demonstrable harm to every individual in Northern Ireland”. The diplomat argued that “there is no alternative” to the Northern Ireland Protocol, after th...

The Brexit Minister was in NI to meet business and community representatives to discuss the challenges they are facing following departure from the…