Irish Examiner view: All parties in the North must work together on behalf of the electorate

The return of the DUP to Stormont is just the start: The Executive must work to win progress for the people who elected them

DUP leader Jeffery Donaldson speaking to the media outside the Parliament Buildings in Stormont, Belfast as his party colleague Gavin Robinson looks on. Liam McBurney/PA 

The good news to start: On Tuesday we learned that the Democratic Unionist Party will return to the Stormont Executive as soon as the British government delivers legislation to ease Brexit’s impact on trading.

This is unquestionably positive. The DUP left Stormont two years ago, citing its disagreement with both the Northern Ireland protocol and the Windsor Framework. Party leader Jeffrey Donaldson was swift to claim victory yesterday, insisting the party had “brought the EU and the UK government back to the negotiating table”.