The Irish government has warned Boris Johnson ahead of his visit to Belfast today that unilateral action on the Northern Ireland protocol could damage the peace process. It has been suggested the prime minister is about to announce that the British...

Lord Frost said Micheál Martin was ‘simply wrong’.

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he wanted to send a clear message to the UK Government and the EU.

The DUP defended its stance in robust terms, stressing that it had a mandate not to elect a Speaker and join the Executive.

The party’s leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, has said he is sending a ‘clear message’ to the EU and the UK Government about the NI Protocol.

Ninety MLAs gathered in the chamber after last week’s Assembly election saw Sinn Féin emerge as the largest party.

BELFAST City Council last night heard calls for people living in Northern Ireland to be allowed to vote in European Parliamentary elections.

Simon Coveney has instead insisted that the British government would be acting in an ‘anti-democratic’ way if it overrides the protocol.