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Edwin Poots fails in to bid to become DUP Assembly candidate for South Down in latest blow

The former First Minister and party leader had tried to secure a seat in a switch of constituencies

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

The Independent UK

TUV fail to block consumer protection grant related to NI Protocol

DUP and UUP vote for continuing funding for Brexit related local standards officer

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Liz Truss says government won’t stop DUP from suspending Brexit checks

Unionist ministers have pledged to halt inspections in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Mr Poots will be interviewed by party officers as part of the selection process on Friday evening, along with another candidate, Diane Forsythe.

The Independent UK

Brexit: Liz Truss given February deadline by DUP to fix protocol

Unionists must see progress ‘imminently’, says Northern Ireland’s first minister

The Independent UK

Government wants protocol deal that can be supported by everyone in NI – Truss

The Foreign Secretary was in Belfast on Thursday for meetings with business and political leaders.

The Independent UK

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DUP sets deadline for progress in protocol negotiations after Truss meeting

Speaking afterwards, Mr Givan said there has to be progress made "imminently" in negotiations

Belfast Live

DUP gives Liz Truss February deadline to fix Brexit protocol row

First minister Paul Givan says UK must take action if agreed position cannot be reached with EU by deadline

The Guardian - UK

DUP minister will act to halt Brexit port checks, First Minister says

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots claims he does not have the legal cover to continue the checks without the wider approval of the Stormont Executive.

The Independent UK

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister claims Edwin Poots’ stance is at odds with a response he gave to an Assembly question in 2020.

The Independent UK

Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocol

The Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.

The Independent UK

DUP minister seeks Stormont Executive approval for continuing NI Protocol checks

The move by Edwin Poots could ultimately result in him attempting to unilaterally order a halt to the checks.

The Independent UK

Belfast City Council to look at providing its pitches for amateur league soccer

Councillor says people are "paying extortionate prices to train at private facilities"

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The Independent UK

DUP not going to be ‘strung out for weeks’ waiting on UK move over NI protocol

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the Government needed to make his party aware of its intentions immediately.

The Independent UK

Jubilee tree planting row leads to review of Stormont policy

The DUP had accused Sinn Fein of ‘intolerance and disrespect’ over a decision to prevent a tree being planted on the Stormont estate

The Independent UK

UUP leader condemned for tweeting ‘joke’ involving DUP minister’s wife

Doug Beattie apologised and deleted the tweet referencing Edwin Poots and his wife.

Belfast Live

Mary Lou McDonald says unionism must clarify position on a Sinn Féin First Minister

Jonathan Buckley insists DUP will "protect the interests of Northern Ireland" as opposed to SF "that doesn’t even wish to see its existence"

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The Independent UK

Unionism must confirm it would serve with a Sinn Fein first minister, McDonald

However, a DUP MLA warned that a Sinn Fein first minister could lead to a ‘decade of instability’.

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Old Stormont habits die hard in Covid announcements as parties look toward election

The SDLP minister expressed frustration at reading details of Covid plans in the media before she had received any Executive papers

Belfast Live

Stormont poll puts Sinn Féin on course to be largest party after next Assembly election

Difficult reading for some party leaders in approval numbers

The Independent UK

Sinn Fein still on course to be Northern Ireland’s largest party, poll suggests

The republican party is eight points ahead of the DUP in the latest snapshot of voter opinion in the region.

Belfast Live

Q&A: Boris Johnson's scrapped bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland

The scale of spending on the feasibility study itself has emerged, prompting further criticism of the ill-fated project

The Independent UK

Belfast councillors vote to stop Union flag flying on Andrew’s birthday

The Duke of York is facing a civil sexual assault case in the US but denies the allegations.

Belfast Live

Belfast City Hall will not fly union flag for Prince Andrew birthday despite DUP vote

SDLP Councillor says to "honour Prince Andrew in the current climate would bring shame upon our council and our city"

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