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Northern Ireland is “very close” to the period where decisions have to be taken on a way forward – with or without the DUP’s return, the party’s former leader Peter Robinson has said.

The DUP are prepared to move “at pace” if the “right outcome” for negotiations on the Windsor Framework is on offer, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said.

Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris has said talks with the DUP to restore Stormont are in their “final phases”.

The Secretary of State has said talks with the DUP to restore Stormont are in their “final phases”.

Suella Braverman’s explosive letter to Rishi Sunak may well be the final nail in the coffin of hopes for Stormont’s swift return.

Ian Paisley has said other parties should “help” the DUP to find a solution to the political impasse.

Whatever Rishi Sunak’s reason for keeping Chris Heaton-Harris in post, it can’t have been because a single person in Northern Ireland advised him he was doing a good job.

There’s chaos in the British government.

Almost seven in ten people in Northern Ireland feel the UK should pursue closer relations with the European Union to reduce the need for checks and controls, a new study has shown.

The fact Northern Ireland was barely mentioned in the King’s Speech is just the latest illustration of the Conservative Party’s apparent lack of commitment to the region.