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DUP defends not publishing vote numbers in deputy leader contest

MP Gavin Robinson said there was "no point asking now, or continuing to ask in a couple of hours, or anybody else enquiring"

Belfast Live

DUP's Gavin Robinson and Jonathan Buckley tipped for deputy leader role

They are the only two candidates to replace Paula Bradley as deputy leader, sources told Belfast Live

Belfast Live

DUP to hold election for deputy leader role

Paula Bradley has been DUP deputy leader for the past two years

Belfast Live

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Call for ‘greater co-operation’ to maximise unionist vote in elections

Leaders have raised concerns about the number of unionists who are not voting.

The Independent UK

Judge says Larne Lough gas caverns case is 'significant' as he reserves judgement

No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth are seeking to quash the marine licence DAERA gave the project

Belfast Live

Gas Caverns: 11 NI priority species found within 100m of hypersaline discharge point

Campaigners have taken a judicial review against Edwin Poots' decision to give the project a marine licence

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Brexit NI Protocol legal action reaches end of the road

The legal challenge was unanimously dismissed, but that didn't stop unionists and Brexiteers spinning it as a win

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Former DUP minister Edwin Poots' bid to halt Brexit Protocol checks cost public £57,000

The spending has been described as "political posturing" and "clearly a waste of public money"

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots tells Belfast Council Suffolk community "discriminated against"

Former minister raises issue of MUGA pitch linked to plans for new Lidl in West Belfast

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Village community calls on IFA to withdraw objections to Lidl planning application

The IFA and Tesco have objected to a planning application for a new Lidl on Boucher Road

Belfast Live

Sunak holds talks with NI political leaders on first visit to Belfast as PM

Powersharing in Northern Ireland is in cold storage due to a dispute over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Prime Minister visits Northern Ireland amid political crisis

Rishi Sunak’s visit comes after the parties met with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris earlier on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots defends apparent attempt to change Northern Ireland Protocol bill

Former Agriculture minister said that Protocol offered "significant policy flexibility" regarding farm subsidies

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots defends attempt to change Northern Ireland Protocol bill

Negotiations between London and Brussels aimed at securing changes to the protocol are continuing.

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DUP has 'no official position' on fracking says Edwin Poots after DUP MPs voted against UK ban

Jim Shannon and Paul Girvan sided with the Conservatives to vote again a Labour motion to ban fracking

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First Hiroshima 'survivor tree' planted in Northern Ireland

Saplings grown from seeds of a tree that survived the atomic bomb have also been given to every council as a symbol of resilience

Belfast Live

DUP's Edwin Poots renaming department HQ for Queen's jubilee 'required referral to Executive'

The Agriculture Minister was told a referral to the Executive was "required" as the matter was "likely to be considered controversial"

Belfast Live

Ards North Down Council looks to set up local animal cruelty register

Earlier this year Environment Minister Edwin Poots said an NI register was "untenable"

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DUP councillor John Carson suspended for three months over 'misogynistic' Michelle O'Neill remark

The councillor faced widespread criticism for the "misogynistic" comment, which was posted under an image backing Edwin Poots for the DUP leadership

Belfast Live

Liz Truss vows to 'face down separatists who threaten to break up United Kingdom'

The Prime Minister pledged to "realise on the promise of Brexit" but made no specific mention of the Northern Ireland Protocol

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Six-year backlog of watchdog complaints against Northern Ireland councillors

A spokesman for the standards commissioner apologised to councillors who have faced an "unacceptable delay" in the conclusion of investigations

Belfast Live

Brexit NI Protocol deadlock could lead to 'funeral of Good Friday Agreement' says DUP's Edwin Poots

It comes as talks are due to resume between the UK and European Union in the latest attempt to resolve the impasse

Belfast Live

Stormont Covid-19 powers to be extended by further six months in Northern Ireland

DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said his party's ministers will be writing to Mr Swann to oppose the planned extension

Belfast Live

DUP councillors reject legal action over Edwin Poots bid to halt Brexit Protocol checks

They said the council joined the case "at the behest of the pro-Protocol parties"

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: Who the hell can afford £5,000 a year for home energy

Houses powered by renewables held in by a nice warm blanket of wall insulation = huge energy cost savings

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