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DUP leader wants calls to nominate a First Minister to be parked

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has urged Executive parties to focus on efforts to release £300m to ease the cost of living crisis.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2022

Provide relief to households by cutting rates bills – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

The DUP leader said relief on rates had been brought in before and can be done again now.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

Former DUP MLA ‘may be open to chat’ about returning to party after election

Alex Easton was speaking in reference to a situation where the DUP may need the numbers to remain the largest party at Stormont.

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

DUP and Sinn Fein leaders clash over cost-of-living crisis as gas supplier confirms 39% price hike

It came as SSE Airtricity announced gas prices in its network will increase

Belfast Live · Mar 4, 2022

DUP leader vows he ‘won’t take no’ from Sinn Fein over Stormont Budget

Sinn Fein contends that Finance Minister Conor Murphy has ‘exhausted legal options’ to advance the Budget in the absence of an Executive.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine war must not see Government action on protocol freeze, Donaldson warns

The DUP leader said he would stress the need for solutions to the protocol dispute in a meeting with Deputy PM Dominic Raab next week.

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022

Alliance leader Naomi Long says secret talks between DUP and UUP 'like Eastenders in Stormont'

She said the UUP leader is "desperate" to grow his party and the DUP leader is "desperate to save his own skin in politics"

Belfast Live · Mar 3, 2022

DUP is united behind Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, insists Stormont minister

Gordon Lyons was speaking following the resignation of North Down councillor Wesley Irvine.

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Leak about Donaldson-Beattie meeting did not come from within DUP, Poots claims

The former DUP leader said suggestions he was involved in leaking the story were an ‘absolute and utter lie’.

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022

Edwin Poots ‘unaware’ of Donaldson-Beattie meeting

The former DUP leader also denied he leaked the story about Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and an approach from the UUP for him to rejoin the party.

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022