Jeffrey Donaldson welcomes progress in UK-EU plan but leaves options open over endorsement

The Democratic Unionist party (DUP) has withheld judgment on the deal to end the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, leaving the fate of power-sharing in the region hanging in the balance.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson welcomed “significant progress” in the UK-EU deal announced on Monday but cautioned that concerns remained and said the party would take time to analyse the text.

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