UK government set to publish deal which will set stage for Stormont return

Tánaiste Micheal Martin will take part in a round of talks with Northern Ireland’s main political parties and business leaders in Belfast on Wednesday

MLAs are expected to return to the Stormont Assembly within days (Liam McBurney/PA)

The UK government is due to publish the details of its deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) which sets the stage for the return of the Stormont powersharing institutions.

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has already said that the agreement will remove all post-Brexit checks on goods destined for Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.