Ms Little-Pengelly was co-opted into the Assembly to replace Sir Jeffrey Donaldson after the May 2022 general election.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s pledge came as he and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak visited Belfast to mark the return of devolution to the North

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris argued the agreement was the ‘right one’ for Northern Ireland and for the union.

The party has been holding meetings with the British Government in a bid to secure concessions to alleviate their concerns.

Those seeking to intimidate the MP for Lagan Valley have been branded ‘cowards and idiots’.

The Sinn Fein vice president said there had to be a plan B if the powersharing institutions are not restored.

The DUP has insisted it will not end its blockade until it secures legislative assurances on Northern Ireland’s trading position within the UK.

The UK Government is making a final offer of £3.3 billion (€3.9 billion) to support the restoration of powersharing at Stormont

The Government has offered a lump sum to settle outstanding public sector pay demands and a new fiscal floor for Northern Ireland.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has reportedly told party members that he is not ‘calendar led’ in talks with the UK government

The Taoiseach said that in his view it was ‘really important’ that the next return of Stormont is ‘sustainable’.

Tánaiste Micheál Martin made the comments at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis

The Sinn Féin party president claims the public’s patience with the DUP blockade of Stormont has ‘worn out’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking ahead of a European Political Community meeting with UK prime minister Rishi Sunak in Spain