In his first interview since taking over as DUP leader, Gavin Robinson has pledged to prioritize stability and ensure that Stormont powersharing will not be collapsed under his leadership. Robinson emphasized the importance of a stable government for delivering for the people of Northern Ireland.
The DUP leader said stability was key to his overriding objective of making Northern Ireland work. The DUP used its veto power to collapse Stormont in 2022 in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.
East Belfast MP Mr Robinson delivered his first speech to a DUP conference as party leader on Saturday. He used his address in Belfast to pledge a new direction for the party, with a promise to rebuild and reconnect with voters across Northern Ireland.
Mr Robinson then branded as “nonsense” any suggestion his party could instead boycott the North South Ministerial Council if further issues arise with the co-called Irish Sea border. When he became DUP leader, Mr Robinson moved to address concerns held by some unionists and loyalists that his party oversold the Government’s Safeguarding the Union command paper by overstating the degree to which it had removed Brexit barriers on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
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