Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (right) with Gordon Lyons speaking to the media during the Northern Ireland Investment Summit (Liam McBurney/PA)DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of using unhelpful “megaphone diplomacy” over Northern Ireland while negotiations continue to restore the Stormont Assembly. Earlier this year, the UK and EU agreed the Windsor Framework as an attempt to resolve post-Brexit trading frictions caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Donaldson joined other Northern Ireland political leaders at a major investment summit taking place in Belfast. “He talks about a Plan B, I am focused on Plan A, which is getting this right for the people of Northern Ireland. “We are engaged with the government on an ongoing basis to resolve the issues that have given rise to the problems for Northern Ireland.

Source: Irish Independent September 13, 2023 16:31 UTC