Letters urging DUP to stand firm signed in loyalist areas amid deal speculation

It appears the DUP is approaching the moment to make a final call on the Government’s proposed measures, with speculation mounting that party leader Jeffrey Donaldson will attempt to convince senior colleagues to back a return to powersharing.

Letters urging the DUP to maintain its Stormont boycott are being collected from unionist areas in Northern Ireland ahead of a planned batch delivery to the party (Liam McBurney/PA)

Letters signed by members of the loyalist community urging the DUP to maintain its Stormont boycott are being collected from unionist areas in Northern Ireland ahead of a planned batch delivery to the party.

The “Keep Your Word” template letters have been produced by loyalist advocacy group Let’s Talk Loyalism as part of its campaign against post-Brexit trading arrangements.