Jeffrey Donaldson: Debris of NI Protocol must be cleared for Stormont to return

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Jeffrey Donaldson: Debris of NI Protocol must be cleared for Stormont to return
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Hundreds of eager runners took part in Cancer Focus Northern Ireland's 5K Pink Run on Sunday in solidarity with women affected by breast cancer.

The leader of the DUP has insisted that the "debris" of the Northern Ireland Protocol must be "cleared away" if Stormont's powersharing institutions are to return.Mr Martin is meeting local parties in Belfast as a deadline to restore Stormont and avoid fresh Assembly elections rapidly approaches.

Speaking ahead of his meeting with the Taoiseach, Sir Jeffrey said: “We must lay solid foundations if we are to move forward. We need to clear away the debris of the Protocol years. We need to restore cross-community consensus. He added: “The Protocol continues to bedevil us, with businesses and consumers reporting further problems each week. A 25% tariff on steel, driving up transport costs by almost 30% and uncertainty over medicine and veterinary supplies.

“If we can secure a better way forward, then there is a great prize of stable devolved government but without decisive action in Dublin and Brussels then the Protocol will continue to erode the foundations of Stormont. Each week, our Political Reporter Brendan Hughes pulls together some of the biggest and most important matters from Belfast and Northern Ireland that we think you’d be interested in reading.

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