There is “absolutely no dissent” within the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) about its boycott of Stormont and its strategy on the Windsor Framework, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said.
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But the DUP is refusing to return until Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addresses its concerns about the Windsor Framework, which sets out new trade rules for Northern Ireland.
Speaking on Friday morning, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said there was chance to restore power-sharing at Stormont, having been briefed by Mr Sunak about the talks.
A US trade delegation is due to visit Northern Ireland this month, led by US Special Envoy Joe Kennedy, and it is expected that they will discuss the Stormont crisis with politicians.
A funding shortfall for the Department of Education has led to the end of schemes for disadvantaged children and has even left Northern Ireland’s libraries without enough money to buy new books.
An independent report recently warned that “short-sighted cuts” risked creating longer-term problems for children, which would increase demand for public services in the future.
Northern Ireland’s hospital waiting lists are the worst in the UK, while cuts to funding have left charities and voluntary groups that provide frontline health services “on the brink of collapse”.
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