Posted 1/29/2024, 10:33:00 AM
Donaldson to Brief DUP on Potential NI Power-Sharing Deal Amid Unionist Opposition
- Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to brief DUP executive members on Monday regarding a possible deal to restore power-sharing at Stormont
- The deal is rumored to include limits on UK divergence from EU rules on trade to Northern Ireland to ease trade frictions
- Other aspects may include new political and business bodies to discuss NI-GB interests and boost trade
- Opposition from some unionists who see the deal as accepting and implementing the NI Protocol
- If no executive is formed by 8 Feb deadline, NI Secretary may call election or put in place new governance with greater London role