By Cillian Sherlock, PATaoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he trusts UK prime minister Rishi Sunak to keep Ireland informed in any negotiation to encourage the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to return to powersharing. The two leaders met for a brief engagement on the margins of a European Political Community summit in Moldova. Mr Varadkar said Ireland and the UK were working to get Northern Ireland’s political institutions up and running by September but added there were “no guarantees”. “I want to see them up and running, so does the Prime Minister, so do majority of people in Northern Ireland. “Lots of problems being faced by people in Northern Ireland that are best solved by the politicians in that place, working together.

Source: The Herald June 02, 2023 06:33 UTC