Northern Ireland

John Walsh: Facing Sunak’s economic pragmatism, DUP votes against Stormont brake

Jeffrey Donaldson’s party prioritises constitutional absolutism above the economic benefits of the Windsor Framework

Jeffrey Donaldson’s party will likely reject the entire framework when it completes its review of the agreement. Picture: PA

One of the centrepieces of the Irish show of force in the US last week was the Ireland Funds dinner, which was held in Washington DC on March 15. Very few countries in the world could organise an event that attracts so many senior-ranking politicians on Capitol Hill.

It may seem like a strange lens through which to view the current travails besetting the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), but there were a few exchanges on ...