DUP will not return to executive without removal of sea border, Donaldson vows

Jeffrey Donaldson during the official launch of the DUP Assembly election campaign

The DUP will not return to a powersharing executive at Stormont until the British government acts to restore Northern Ireland’s status within the UK internal market, Jeffrey Donaldson has insisted.

The party leader said he was a committed devolutionist and claimed direct rule from Westminster would result in bad decisions for the region, but he said Stormont could only work if it was built on solid foundations.