'The conference theme is 'Moving Forward Together'. The only way this will happen is when the DUP backs itself out of a corner' brendanhughes64
A party conference is usually a chance for politicians to drum up some publicity in a bid to woo voters.
Not so for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. The DUP's conference this weekend, despite being its first since the Covid-19 pandemic, is conspicuously low-key. It is the first since the internal party turmoil that saw the ousting of Arlene Foster and her brief successor Edwin Poots. The conference being held in the same Belfast hotel where much of the drama unfolded may bring back some uncomfortable memories.
The conference is almost an awkward distraction from the party's HQ gaming out various scenarios for the coming weeks as the October 28 deadline looms for restoring Stormont power-sharing. From the Northern Ireland Protocol to other thorny issues inside Stormont and exclusive interviews - we’ve got you covered.In theory a deal might be struck on the protocol which the DUP could sell as a win and re-establish the Executive, but achieving this in less than three weeks seems unlikely.
It would also prevent current caretaker ministers being removed and Stormont lapsing into the uncertainty of even more limited decision-making by civil servants during a cost-of-living crisis.
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