Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen
- Afternoon summary
- Starmer says he wants to see Labour ‘rebuilt … as trusted force for good’
- Blow to ‘continuity Corbyn’ as poll makes Starmer favourite for leader
- DUP signals it won’t be rushed into hasty deal to restore power-sharing
And Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP’s new leader at Westminster, also told reporters after the talks about power-sharing in Belfast that getting the devolved institutions restored was “an absolute priority” for his party. But he said the DUP would not be rushed into an agreement against its interests. He said:
We want this done as quickly as possible but we also want to ensure that the agreement is fair and balanced, that it is sustainable, that the political institutions that are restored are sustainable, that we have a lengthy period of political sustainability.
We are not in the business of snatching at something because there is a deadline. We want Stormont restored and we want it restored as soon as possible.