Restoring powersharing the ‘right thing’ to do for the Union, Sunak insists

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaking during the conference (Niall Carson/PA)

Restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland is the “right thing” to do for the future of the Union, Rishi Sunak has insisted.

The British prime minister urged the region’s political leaders to fulfil the promise of the Good Friday Agreement and return to devolved government as he gave the closing address at a landmark conference marking the 25th anniversary of the peace accord that largely ended the Troubles.