Taoiseach to speak to Rishi Sunak about DUP deal as Mary Lou McDonald urges 'stability'

DUP leader Jeffery Donaldson MP during a press conference at Hinch Distillery, Ballynahinch. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

There has been a positive reaction in the political world to the news that the DUP has backed a UK government deal which should lead to the return of Stormont powersharing after two years.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson told reporters in a late-night press conference that he had secured the “decisive” backing of the 130-strong party executive during a marathon meeting on Monday night.