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The British Prime Minister travelled to the North last night.

Former First Minister Dame Arlene Foster believes promises made by Prime Ministers about Northern Ireland’s place in the UK are broken “time after time”.

The DUP leader has said progress on resolving the NI Protocol has been made “in a range of areas” but warned the Prime Minister there is more work to be done ahead of a final deal which should not be driven by deadlines.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said "there is more work to do" on finding a deal to fix the issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The official reason for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s visit to Northern Ireland was to meet with the five main political parties. In reality he was flown in for negotiations with the DUP.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will imminently face the biggest call of his political life. After a year of negotiations, London and Brussels are set to seal a protocol deal early next week.

Businesses in Northern Ireland enjoyed a £1bn boost in sales to the Republic in 2022, the second year of operation of the NI Protocol, figures have shown.

A new Brexit deal understood to be ready within a fortnight will meet the DUP’s seven red lines, sources close to the UK government have said.

Yes, I know one thing has nothing to do with the other, but watching the earthquake horrors in Turkey and Syria grow progressively more distressing, I couldn’t help thinking how political tremors back home seem so bloody trivial.

With the institutions still on the political back boiler as we approach the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement there is some time to chew the cud on potential Assembly reforms and crystal ball gaze on what happens if (or when?) the EU and UK finally strike a deal.