Democratic Unionist Party

The latest news, analysis, and comment on Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)

Change, or face decay and insignificance, unionism told

Political unionism must represent a changing Northern Ireland

Unionism needs to build a pro-union majority, not fall back into finger-pointing and name-calling

Movement needs to focus on Northern Ireland that works and stops looking like outlier in UK

How did Northern Ireland vote? A full breakdown of how each constituency voted in the UK election

Full results for the 18 Northern Ireland constituencies

Jim Shannon’s Strangford win one of few highlights for the DUP

Alliance may wonder what could have been if they had run a higher-profile candidate

Sinn Féin’s John Finucane comfortably retains seat in Belfast North

Finucane increased his majority to 5,612 with his closest challenger being the DUP MLA Philip Brett

Gavin Robinson holds off Naomi Long to retain DUP seat in East Belfast

Constituency had been billed as the battle of the election with some anticipating a split in the unionist vote

DUP’s Gregory Campbell retains seat but Sinn Féin make big gains in East Derry

Kathleen McGurk was just 179 votes from taking the seat in a constituency that has been a unionist stronghold since its creation

DUP’s Carla Lockhart increases vote despite Upper Bann boundary changes

Northern Ireland election results: DUP’s only female MP maintained her seat with Sinn Féin’s Catherine Nelson coming in second

Northern Ireland voters go to the polls in general election with several constituencies hotly contested

Sinn Féin is seeking to cement its position as the largest party after securing most seats in recent Assembly and local council polls

UK general election: Sinn Féin aiming to maximise ‘progressive’ MPs in Northern Ireland

Party standing aside for SDLP and Alliance in seats where they face tight races with unionists

Farage gives backing to DUP election candidates despite his party’s alliance with TUV

Farage’s backing of Ian Paisley and Sammy Wilson described as ‘embarrassing’ for TUV leader Jim Allister

Gavin Robinson says he will ‘continue Irish Sea border fight’ as he’s ratified as DUP leader

Robinson has been serving as interim leader since early April when Jeffrey Donaldson resigned

Agreement to run non-party unionist candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat proposed

Current Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew rules herself out of defending seat as she is running in European elections

DUP ‘to shortly announce’ election candidate for Jeffrey Donaldson’s seat

Former leader Donaldson, facing charges of historical sexual offences that he denies, will not seek re-election in the Lagan Valley seat

Northern Irish political parties gear up for July election with Sinn Féin seeking to overtake DUP

The DUP has eight MPs, while ‘abstentionist’ Sinn Féin has seven

Ukrainian refugees to have welfare allowances cut from €232 per week to €38.80, under new plan

Jim O’Callaghan says Government could designate Northern Ireland a safe third country after Belfast judgment

Fractured political relationships hampered North’s response to Covid pandemic, inquiry told

Arlene Foster, Michelle O’Neill and Edwin Poots are expected to be among those witnesses to give evidence

Harris holds first call with Sunak as Taoiseach but Troubles Legacy Act not discussed

Leaders of both countries hold ‘very good call’ before Taoiseach spoke to North’s First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Donaldson resignation: Heaton-Harris welcomes pledges to ensure stability of Stormont

Jeffrey Donaldson’s resignation letter to DUP said he intends to contest charges, it has been reported

The DUP can appoint a new leader, but it can’t change how voters associate the party with Jeffrey Donaldson

There is no precedent for this sort of crisis in Northern Ireland politics. The long-term fallout will be the DUP's biggest challenge

Does the Belfast Agreement need reforming, and can this be done now that Stormont is back?

Now more than 25 years old, the Belfast Agreement is showing signs of age. So how can it be reformed, if at all?

Man removed from plane after ‘verbal altercation’ with DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP source says man was verbally abusive towards Jeffrey Donaldson

DUP’s best option is to say the Stormont brake has been tested and then move swiftly on

DUP has never promised this test would block an EU law. The party has only said it will show Stormont has been given “democratic scrutiny” and “the ability to have a say”.

First motion on extension of EU law to Northern Ireland defeated at Stormont

Proposed regulation would create ‘new regulatory border within the UK’, DUP says as party votes against law

Every Troubles death left ‘injustices and tragedies’, says Michelle O’Neill

Micheál Martin says Kenova report shows PIRA’s campaign of violence ‘essentially an attack on its own community’

Ian Paisley says he will take plants to NI in hand luggage amid trade ‘friction’

DUP MP volunteers to bring stock from English wholesaler for constituent during debate on post-Brexit trade

UK not considering Belfast Agreement reform ‘at this time’ in light of powersharing report

Recent restoration of North’s devolved institutions earlier cited as main reason for keeping existing arrangements

Casement Park redevelopment: ‘People said it will never happen but I was firm believer it would’

Preparation work gets underway for derelict Belfast GAA ground’s next role as a venue for Uefa Euro 2028 soccer tournament

DUP’s claims of ‘significant further advances’ don’t stack up

The genius of the Windsor Framework was that it allowed Donaldson to climb down from his own petard

Nationalism would have let the DUP baby have its bottle, except the SDLP threw the toys out

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is fortunate nationalism is not laughing openly at the party’s deal with the British government

Northern Ireland has a chance to insulate itself from the madness of Brexit - the DUP deal puts this at risk

Last week’s DUP deal underlines the North’s links to the British market and casts doubts on its willingness to follow EU rules - this puts a big opportunity at risk

Michelle O’Neill elected first nationalist First Minister in ‘new dawn’ for Northern Ireland politics

Sinn Féin vice-president pledged to work with unionists in an ‘Assembly for all - Catholic, Protestant and dissenter’, as Stormont reconvenes following two years of political deadlock

History suggests Mary Lou McDonald’s comments on unity are wildly exaggerated

Those on both sides of the unity argument need to find answers that go beyond sloganeering

DUP deal to provide ‘real change’ for North, says Donaldson, as restoration of powersharing looms

EU to ‘analyse carefully’ agreement that pledges ‘unfettered access’ to Britain while removing most post-Brexit checks on goods

What is in the new post-Brexit trade plan aimed at breaking the Stormont deadlock?

Deal will end routine checks on goods, food products and animals crossing from Britain into Northern Ireland

Varadkar and Sunak clash over UK Troubles law

On Tuesday night, a spokesman for the Taoiseach played down the reports of the difficult aspects of the call

Irish unity in ‘touching distance’ after DUP vote, says McDonald

Recall of the Assembly to elect Speaker could take place as early as Saturday

The man behind the wire: Jamie Bryson, the loyalist blogger who live-tweeted DUP meeting

Activist thrives on making mischief for politicians

New Stormont deadline on fresh elections if executive not formed set for February 8th

Two-year anniversary of the collapse of powersharing approaches as DUP comes under increasing pressure to end boycott of assembly

Friday party officer meeting not ‘make or break’ moment for DUP’s return to Stormont - Donaldson

DUP leader says no agreement reached between party and UK government but discussions continuing

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