The Latest Breaking News on DUP waiting for action on trading arrangement talks – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

The former chief scientific adviser said Britain not being part of the research programme was ‘damaging’ both the UK and EU.

The Foreign Secretary will praise the ‘close and friendly’ co-operation between London and Brussels in a speech to EU parliamentarians.

A sizable minority remain opposed to the arrangements, with 34% disagreeing that it was good for the region.

The pro-Brexit think tank Centre for Brexit Policy has set out proposals to replace the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.

The DUP have asked for legislative assurances of their constitutional position before re-entering Stormont.

The Levelling Up Secretary represented the Westminster government at a summit meeting of the British-Irish Council in Jersey.

Deputy leader Gavin Robinson said the party was not interested in a ‘sticking plaster’ solution to its concerns over post-Brexit trade.

When David Cameron arrived at the White House on a beautiful spring day in March 2012, President Obama joshed that he was “chuffed to bits” to welcome the British prime minister to Washington. Since then there have been bumps in the road over Syria and Afghanistan, Brexit, trade, and two…

The problems of Brexit red tape have hit “low ebb”, according to David Henig, the independent trade adviser, in an Independent online event on Thursday. From this new baseline, “things can only get better”.

The message from the marquee gathering at Westminster was clear - business wants Stormont back

He said the DUP has polled well in the local government elections giving them a mandate for their stance on Stormont.