Stormont return: DUP's Friday meeting wasn't 'make or break' moment, Donaldson says
The DUP leader said no agreement had been reached which would allow the devolved powersharing institutions to return.
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The DUP leader said no agreement had been reached which would allow the devolved powersharing institutions to return.
Downing Street expressed hope the Stormont impasse could soon be resolved, while Taoiseach Leo Varadkar described the meeting as a “positive sign”.
January 18 saw the public transport network brought to a halt. Schools and further education colleges were closed. Health trusts reduced their service to “life and limb” only emergencies.
Senior DUP figures have held discussions on potentially ending their Stormont boycott but party sources downplayed the prospects of a final decision emerging last night.
The news of the death of Jacques Delors just after Christmas sparked my memories of that outstanding European.