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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his party is still in talks despite the NI secretary saying they were over.

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party does not expect to reach a deal with London to secure its return to the power-sharing government by Christmas, a spokesperson for the region's largest pro-British party said on Monday. British officials are due to resume talks with local parties on Monday on how to boost Northern Ireland's strained budget, with an acceptable package seen as one of the prerequisites for the DUP to consider returning to devolved government. But any hope of restoring the mandatory devolved coalition - a centrepiece of the 1998 Good Friday peace agreeme...

British officials will resume talks with Northern Irish parties on Monday on how to boost the region's strained budget, with an acceptable package seen as a prerequisite for the largest pro-British party to consider returning to devolved government. Northern Ireland has been without a government for almost two years after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) walked out in protest over Britain's attempts to settle post-Brexit trade rules for the region, which shares a land border with EU member Ireland. Any hope of restoring the mandatory devolved coalition - a centrepiece of the 199...

The DUP leader responds to claims by Micheál Martin that talks with the government have ebbed.

SIR Jeffrey Donaldson has proposed establishing an “east-west council” for the UK and its devolved regions, as a forum for discussion and cooperation.