UK government told a ‘lot more to do’ to persuade DUP over Windsor Framework

European Commission vice president Maroš Šefčovič, has told a Dáil committee that the EU and the UK government are committed to the framework.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris delivered a speech at Queen’s University last week (Niall Carson/PA)

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has been told that he has a “lot more to do” to satisfy the DUP over the Windsor Framework and to persuade the party to return to Stormont.

DUP MP Jim Shannon accused Mr Heaton-Harris of trying to “disarm and bully” his party through recent comments and said he was not helping them to engage positively with the government.