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| DUP yet to come to terms with support for Brexit deal, says Heaton-Harris | |
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| Chris Heaton-Harris says there will be no renegotiating the new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland | |
| The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has "yet to come to terms with the significance" of the vote in support of the new Brexit deal, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said. | |
| His comment comes a day after MPs voted by 515 to 29 to support the Windsor Framework deal agreed by Rishi Sunak. | |
| The DUP voted against it, saying the UK government had to make changes to it. | The DUP voted against it, saying the UK government had to make changes to it. |
| Speaking on Thursday, Mr Heaton-Harris said the deal was "done" and would soon become international law. | |
| "There is no renegotiating of that deal - we are now going to put our best efforts into making that deal work - that's both us and the European Union." | |
| But DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he "is not a quitter" and would not give up trying to achieve an improved deal for Northern Ireland. | |
| He said the vote on the deal in Parliament on Wednesday did not represent the feelings of Northern Ireland unionists. | |
| The Windsor Framework has "an element of the sticking plaster" to it, says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | |
| Speaking after meeting Mr Heaton-Harris at Hillsborough Castle, Sir Jeffrey said he would work with the government to "achieve what we need to get in terms of change" to the deal. | |
| "I'm not a quitter - I've never given up in terms of seeking to achieve what we need to achieve," he said. | "I'm not a quitter - I've never given up in terms of seeking to achieve what we need to achieve," he said. |
| "There is in the Windsor Framework an element of the sticking plaster and it won't work. | "There is in the Windsor Framework an element of the sticking plaster and it won't work. |
| "It will not deliver the long-term stability and prosperity that Northern Ireland needs." | "It will not deliver the long-term stability and prosperity that Northern Ireland needs." |
| 'Damage to public services' | 'Damage to public services' |
| Mr Heaton-Harris is meeting the five main Stormont parties at Hillsborough to discuss the new Brexit deal as well as Northern Ireland's finances. | |
| He said the budget "is definitely not in a good state". | |
| Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill the DUP had to "stop their boycott" of Stormont because a budget for Northern Ireland for the coming year was about to be agreed by Mr Heaton-Harris without ministers in place. | |
| Michelle O'Neill - pictured with Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald - says the DUP must "stop their boycott" of Stormont | Michelle O'Neill - pictured with Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald - says the DUP must "stop their boycott" of Stormont |
| Ministers had to be in post to make the case to the Treasury for extra funding for Northern Ireland, Ms O'Neill added. | Ministers had to be in post to make the case to the Treasury for extra funding for Northern Ireland, Ms O'Neill added. |
| "This budget is about to cause catastrophic damage to public services," she said. | "This budget is about to cause catastrophic damage to public services," she said. |
| "So the DUP need to get around the table with the rest of us, make politics work." | "So the DUP need to get around the table with the rest of us, make politics work." |
| Alliance Party MP Stephen Farry said Northern Ireland was "bleeding at present", with problems "piling up" and public services in "real crisis" | Alliance Party MP Stephen Farry said Northern Ireland was "bleeding at present", with problems "piling up" and public services in "real crisis" |
| He said his party had asked the UK government to consider providing a financial package and it appeared that "the door is open to that". | He said his party had asked the UK government to consider providing a financial package and it appeared that "the door is open to that". |
| "This will require the parties in Northern Ireland to work together and to make a very persuasive case... to the Treasury," he said. | "This will require the parties in Northern Ireland to work together and to make a very persuasive case... to the Treasury," he said. |
| "So it reinforces the impetus on the DUP to join the rest of us in ensuring we have proper governance here." | "So it reinforces the impetus on the DUP to join the rest of us in ensuring we have proper governance here." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| NI Brexit | NI Brexit |
| DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) | DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) |
| Brexit | Brexit |
| Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson |