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‘I don’t want to see her go’ – Robinson hopes Lockhart will not quit DUP

Speculation is mounting that the MP may leave the party amid a dispute on how it has responded to the Drumcree parading furore.

Evening Standard · Oct 30

DUP block all of Sinn Féin first minister's engagements amid Drumcree row

DUP leader Gavin Robinson has announced the party’s deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly is to cease participating in joint engagements with Sinn Féin first minister Michelle O’Neill

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29

Michelle O’Neill: I’ve been ‘blocked’ from attending event by ‘DUP stunt’

The First Minister said she and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly had been due to meet leaders in Glasgow on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 29

DUP voices hope of funding gap ‘potentially closing’ to allow budget agreement

Leader Gavin Robinson hailed what he described as ‘realism’ following a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant.

The Independent UK · Oct 22

Ministers cannot agree budget without increased funding, O’Dowd warns

Stormont ministers held a virtual meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 16

Design work on Irish language station signs halted due to potential legal action

Infrastricture Minister Liz Kimmins gave the go-ahead for the signage last week, but it has led to a row among Stormont Executive ministers.

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025

O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

The First Minister said the publication of the first agreed PFG for a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a ‘significant day’ for powersharing.

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2025

Society ‘can and must do better’ to end violence against women, says O’Neill

The Northern Ireland First Minister expressed her horror at the murder of seven women in the region in 2024.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024

Deadline to form new Stormont Executive to be extended until 2024

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said an Assembly election in the coming weeks would "not be helpful or welcome"

Belfast Live · Feb 9, 2023

Energy payment ‘more difficult to deliver’ without Stormont Executive – Baker

Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker was pressed on the £400 payment in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022