The loyalist blogger maintained that Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was still his friend, but that he would not support unionists who returned to Stormont while accepting the Windsor Framework.

The Windsor Framework has reached a major milestone yesterday as a green lane/red lane system starts operating along with 'not for EU' labels. The Windsor Framework has reached a major milestone yesterday as a green lane/red lane system starts operating along with 'not for EU' labels.

The Sinn Féin vice president said the DUP ‘need to get on with it’.

The investment would be received through PEACEPLUS, a new EU programme aimed at building reconciliation and greater prosperity across the north.

DUP MP Jim Shannon warned that Northern Ireland continues to be treated differently under arrangements with the EU to the detriment of shoppers.

A FEW years ago, I wrote about what I described as the 'Ulsterisation' of Westminster politics, noting that Brexit had become the same sort of existential, polarising issue as partition in Northern Ireland.

A sizable minority remain opposed to the arrangements, with 34% disagreeing that it was good for the north.

The DUP leader said he did it to see ‘meaningful engagement’ on unionists concerns around the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Mr Sunak is due to visit the US this week.

Border posts are being built at the north's ports to facilitate checks agreed as part of the EU-UK's latest post-Brexit trade deal.

The UK Government and EU unveiled the Windsor Framework earlier this year as a means of resolving post-Brexit trading difficulties.

No 10 said leaving the European Union was allowing the UK to take a more tailored approach to policies.