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The Democratic Unionist Party faces a tough battle to hang on to their eight seats in Westminster
Plus, Northern Ireland trade with UK declines but grows with the EU
Opposition SDLP move comes as Irish government says time is right to discuss changes to power-sharing structures
Sinn Féin hopes good governance will strengthen case for reunification while the DUP believes it will cement UK ties
Prime minister on visit to Belfast says local people are not interested in constitutional change
UK lifeline of £3.3bn may not be enough to fund public sector pay and essential services
Executive issues blunt message to UK prime minister, who is visiting the region after restoration of Stormont
Sinn Féin first minister says she is ‘a republican’ but will govern ‘for all’
Michelle O’Neill has vowed to be a ‘first minister for all’ when the Northern Ireland executive returns
Politics in the province cannot be forced into straight lines — this week’s deal follows the lessons of its history
Stormont could reconvene as soon as Saturday after Commons backs deal with DUP to restore power sharing
Other parties hail ‘day of optimism’ as agreement looks set to end two years of political deadlock
Public sector workers demand pay rises in line with British counterparts
Move to restore region’s power-sharing executive comes as 170,000 workers prepare for action on Thursday
They should give up abstentionism and try persuasion instead
Months of talks and a £3.3bn rescue package are yet to lead to a restoration of Stormont, with the DUP adopting a tough stance
Government presses for return of Stormont executive but DUP says revised package is still not enough
Discussions resume on Tuesday as the region’s main parties all push for improvement on £2.5bn emergency funding package
DUP says progress has been made in talks, against backdrop of deepening budget crisis
Sunak attempts to address unionist concerns but insists any solution must accompany restoration of Stormont executive
London makes package conditional on return to power-sharing, but region’s parties say it is not enough
Talks on Monday with political parties come despite lack of deal to restore region’s executive
Peter Robinson says Westminster needs to legislate for a ‘reassertion of the sovereignty of the UK’
Poll suggests party’s 25% vote share will sink below Sinn Féin, which would be its worst Westminster result in a decade
Also in this week’s newsletter: UK minister’s comments on Irish reunification vote rile nationalists
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