Posted 12/18/2023, 8:06:00 PM
DUP Rejects UK's £2.5B NI Government Funding Offer, Stalling Power-Sharing Talks Until 2023
- DUP rejects UK government's £2.5 billion offer to restore NI power-sharing government before Christmas
- DUP leader says proposed amendments to 2020 Internal Market Act don't sufficiently reassure unionists on NI's place in UK
- Sinn Féin accuses DUP of needlessly dragging out process and calls for UK government to bypass them
- Smaller NI parties criticize DUP but say £2.5 billion offer is inadequate to address underfunding of public services
- UK government expected to pause talks until new year, leaving NI without functioning government amid healthcare crisis