DUP will not join Executive without 'decisive action' on Northern Ireland Protocol – Donaldson

The DUP leader has so far resisted pressure for his party to take its seats in the new Stormont Executive

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson at Erskine House, Belfast. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The DUP will not re-enter the Stormont powersharing Executive without “decisive action” from the UK Government on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Jeffrey Donaldson has said.

The DUP leader is resisting pressure from other parties and the UK and Irish governments to nominate ministers for a new Executive following a dramatic election result at the weekend which saw Sinn Féin emerge as the largest party.