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# DUP

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# Shake Up
Jeffrey Donaldson replaces Nigel Dodds as DUP's Westminster leader
Meanwhile, Sammy Wilson MP has been elected as the DUP’s chief whip.
# power sharing
Northern Ireland powersharing crisis must end, parties told
The fight over the Irish language remains the key stumbling block.
# Stormont Executive
After a dramatic election, the DUP and Sinn Féin are to talk today about reviving Stormont
“All the old certainties are gone,” Sinn Féin president mary Lou McDonald said.
# Northern Ireland
'Why would my leadership be in any doubt?': Arlene Foster on DUP's election outcome
For the first time, nationalist parties have more MPs than unionist parties.
# DUP
FactCheck: Did Arlene Foster bring an Irish passport to the polling station?
The claim has been circulating around Twitter and Facebook with a close-up image of the burgundy passport.
# Results
Here's a list of MPs elected in Northern Ireland
The latest results from the 18 constituencies in the North.
# now what
Election results bring Irish unity and Scottish independence back to the fore
After an SNP surge and a DUP collapse, what happens now?
# uk election 19
For the first time, Northern Ireland has more nationalist than unionist MPs
There were gains for the SDLP, Alliance and Sinn Féin during a bad night for the DUP.
# Belfast South
Final countdown: On the doorsteps with the DUP and SDLP in one of the North's tightest races
The SDLP and the DUP are locked in a tight contest in Belfast South.
# New Rules
Pacts, alliances and stepping aside: Why this is going to be a very strange election for the North
For the first time in years, many races in Northern Ireland are proving difficult to predict.
# DUP
Foster calls for more Stormont talks and says she's 'saddened' by Prince Andrew controversy
The DUP leader also shared her thoughts on an Irish unity poll.
# DUP
Arlene Foster challenges Sinn Féin to condemn IRA shooting of her father
The DUP leader also called on the republican party to condemn a murder attempt on DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds.
# Northern Ireland
'I'm not backwards': How the DUP hopes to inspire a new generation of unionists
The party has traditionally struggled to appeal to young voters.
# pact
DUP to step aside and support UUP candidate in Fermanagh
Arlene Foster said she believes in unionist co-operation.
# Belfast
Investigation launched over threats towards Ulster Unionist Party staff
The DUP has also condemned the alleged intimidation.
# To the Polls
Northern parties welcome general election as a 'chance to reject Westminster chaos'
The UK will go to the polls on 12 December.
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
The death of Isis leader al-Baghdadi, tense relations between the DUP and Irish government, and the Dublin City Marathon had everyone talking today.
# Brexit
Foster says Taoiseach's recent comments were 'detrimental to unionist-Fine Gael relationships'
The DUP leader said there is a feeling that unionist concerns about the Withdrawal Agreement are being dismissed.
# Boris Johnson
FactCheck: Will there be checks between the North and the UK after Brexit?
Boris Johnson made the claim in the House of Commons.
# Belfast
The DUP is 'ready' for an election, says Arlene Foster
The DUP conference took place in Belfast today.
# loyalists
Foster blames Varadkar for 'setting precedent' with comments that could stoke loyalist violence
Foster told PA that some loyalists were contemplating violent resistance to any Brexit deal.
# Northern Ireland
'Indefensible' £15 million spend on MLA pay since Stormont collapsed
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland acknowledged that the figures were ‘unacceptable’.
# Change
Same-sex marriage legalised and abortion decriminalised in Northern Ireland
The British government has assumed responsibility for introducing regulations to provide access to abortion by next April.
# Explainer
Explainer: Why can't same-sex couples in Northern Ireland get married until next year?
The first ceremonies could take place on the week of Valentine’s Day 2020.
# Abortion
Walkouts from DUP and SDLP amid farcical scenes in Stormont
Private members’ legislation aimed at thwarting the imposition of abortion reform in Northern Ireland were not accepted.
# NI Assembly
Explainer: Why are some Northern Irish MLAs returning to Stormont?
Other parties are calling the return to Stormont a ‘stunt’.
# Blood red lines
'They've lost every battle': The rise and fall of the DUP's Brexit strategy
“Everything they’ve touched has turned to dust. They’ve lost every battle.”
# Still saying no
DUP says voting against Brexit deal 'not the end of the game'
Arlene Foster wrote in the Belfast Telegraph that she was not looking for a ‘perfect’ deal.
# Brexit
Explainer: Here's how the consent vote in the North will work
How and when will elected reps get to cast their vote and why is it a thorny issue for the DUP?
# New Deal
Explainer: Where has the Northern Ireland backstop gone?
After almost two years of back-and-forth, a new Brexit withdrawal deal was agreed today.
# dup says no
The DUP will vote against Boris Johnson's Brexit deal in parliament
The party said it cannot risk ‘the integrity of the union’.
# Deal or no deal
'The clock is ticking': EU warns a lot of work to be done before Brexit deal
He even hinted he may even have to ‘eat my words’ and support a plan close to May’s rejected agreement.
# Nigel Dodds
DUP deputy leader warns mooted Brexit compromise ‘cannot work’
Nigel Dodds says Boris Johnson ‘knows very well’ Northern Ireland must remain fully part of the UK customs union.
# brexit deal
Arlene Foster warns Johnson of DUP 'influence' amid speculation of Brexit compromise
There have been renewed hopes that a deal can be reached after Leo Varadkar met Boris Johnson yesterday.
# Brexit
Coveney says he doesn't want a quarrel with the DUP, but says the minority can't have a veto
Simon Coveney has said the UK’s Brexit proposals contain ‘significant problems’.
# Brexit
'Major issues remain': EU and Irish government studying Boris Johnson's Brexit plan
The DUP targeted Leo Varadkar’s response to the proposal.
# Northern Ireland
DUP would consider 'time-limited backstop' amid last-ditch attempt to get Brexit deal
Arlene Foster has insisted there remains a chance of reaching a deal before 31 October.
# Brexit
Arlene Foster suggests she is open to special arrangements for North as part of Brexit deal
The DUP leader made the suggestion to journalists in Dublin this evening.
# Brexit
DUP and Sinn Féin put 'grave pressure' on Good Friday Agreement, says Northern Ireland negotiator
A former top official in the Department of Foreign Affairs made the comments at an event in Trinity this evening.
# Denied
'UK must leave as one nation': Foster refutes reports the DUP would accept Irish Sea checks
The London Times reports that the DUP is prepared to accept the North abiding by some EU rules post-Brexit.