Windsor Framework

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

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

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

Brussels will ‘analyse carefully’ UK government’s plans contained in the deal aimed at restoring powersharing

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

Despite changes to Brexit deal under the Windsor Framework, the DUP said the ‘border in the Irish Sea’ was splitting the UK market and was unacceptable to them

Prominent activist is unelected and not part of any political party – but the main unionist party is wary of this player and his influence with grassroots loyalism

The party has choices to make soon and it must ensure that indifference in Britain does not become hostility

Alliance Party deputy leader says North in ‘farcical situation’ where majority voted for parties who want powersharing but now ‘isolated’ due to DUP’s boycott

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee says Stormont rules should be ‘urgently reformed’ to elect speaker along with first and deputy first ministers

Sinn Féin’s Stormont leader has written to Northern Ireland Secretary saying the patience of the public has been tested ‘beyond all reasonable limits’ by impasse

Sinn Féin vice-president and leader in Stormont is set to become North’s first nationalist First Minister when assembly returns

This is the authentic mammon versus bogus god moment for the DUP leader

Getting powersharing back will protect North’s future in the UK, leader tells delegates, but gives no time frame

Jeffrey Donaldson says progress has been made in negotiations over Windsor Framework

Hopes grow that deal will boost investment as companies seek to exploit dual access

Northern Ireland secretary’s conference speech in Manchester irks Irish officials by making no mention of Britain’s relationship with Republic

Consumers may notice some changes on some products to prevent these from being sold in Ireland

Leo Varadkar says DUP’s issues about returning to power sharing are a matter for the DUP and the British government

Work ongoing to address party’s concerns to restore executive, says Northern Ireland Secretary

Crises from hospital waiting lists to pollution in Lough Neagh are driving calls for Stormont’s return. Another year of inaction would be a disaster

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots suggests Windsor Framework is ‘nowhere near adequate’

Chris Heaton-Harris referenced ‘unhelpful comments down in Dublin’ after Taoiseach expressed belief he would see unification in his lifetime

Trade channel, starting in October, will help resolve North’s political difficulties, says Tánaiste

Major investment summit, set up to encourage foreign investment following Windsor Framework, will draw 200 international delegates to Belfast on Wednesday

In the shadow of a Border poll, it looks impossible to put in place a stable, co-operative powersharing government

Chris Murphy says situation ‘deeply frustrating’ but believes Rishi Sunak wants peace in Northern Ireland

Relationships have improved under prime minister Rishi Sunak, it appears, but clearly this falls short of what the Government was hoping for

Closer partnership ‘crucial’ to resolving political crisis in North ahead of upcoming UK election

Issue centres on requirement of manufacturers to get drugs batch-tested in EU before going on sale in NI

House of Lords subcommittee releases report on EU-UK trade agreement for the North raising concerns about import rules

Early engagement with imminent requirements will help avoid unnecessary costs and delays, says Minister of State

Two very different opinions

First Minister designate accuses British government of showing ‘no sense of urgency’ in dealing with the DUP’s ongoing boycott of devolved government

Putting more money in voters’ pockets is one of the reasons for Fine Gael being in government, Taoiseach tells The Irish Times

Some opinion polls put the DUP and Sinn Féin tantalisingly close in Northern Ireland local elections

US president tells campaign reception his priority during visit was to preserve Belfast Agreement and support Windsor Framework

Paul Johnston believes Ireland manages to combine a great deal of pride in being a successful modern republic with a great deal of underlying affection for the UK

Former Taoiseach says DUP concerns on Windsor Framework are ‘sincere and need to be addressed’

Former congressman characterises trip to North as ‘an incredible 11 days’, notable as being ‘invigorating and powerful’