Update: Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris is 'playing fast and loose' with the public, Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says after Stormont parties hold talks with the head of the civil service.
The secretary of state is "playing fast and loose" with the public, Sinn Féin's O'Neill has said.water charges and tuition fees.Meanwhile, DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said if the move is an attempt to apply pressure on his party to return to Stormont "it is not working".
He also insisted the government is well aware of the DUP concerns on the protocol which needs to be addressed before his party returns to Stormont. He also said the public should not be kept in the dark about the DUPs talks with the government, adding that if legislation with affects people in Northern Ireland is coming his party should be informed.
Chris Heaton-Harris's latest intervention may have been designed to put the heat back on the DUP, but the parties have given it an ice-cold response. The parties also argue that the way Northern Ireland is funded from London needs to be overhauled first, before looking at taxing the public further.
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