DUP to Decide Today Whether to Support New NI Deal to Restore Power-Sharing
• DUP officers to meet today to decide whether to back deal to restore power-sharing • Party has been blocking functioning assembly since Feb 2022 over post-Brexit trade concerns • New deal (Windsor Framework) aims to address DUP issues with NI Protocol • DUP says deal does not go far enough; has sought further changes in talks with UK govt • If no executive formed, NI Sec Chris Heaton-Harris to set budget for 2nd straight year