Jon Burrows open to ‘constructive cooperation’ to maximise the unionist vote
In response to a letter from DUP leader Gavin Robinson, Jon Burrows has said he is open to ‘constructive cooperation that best serves the union’.
February 7, 2026
Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, Member of Parliament for Belfast East
In response to a letter from DUP leader Gavin Robinson, Jon Burrows has said he is open to ‘constructive cooperation that best serves the union’.
Gavin Robinson has invited new UUP leader Jon Burrows for talks on unionist co-operation. In a letter to DUP members, he said he “looks forward to working with Jon Burrows to see how our parties could co-operate and work together”.
A mini-reshuffle by DUP leader Gavin Robinson sees Pam Cameron replaced in her role as Junior Minister in The Executive Office. Joanne Bunting will takeover in assisting Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign after he posted on social media about Larne Leisure Centre housing those that have fled their homes due to riots in Ballymena. DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said that Lyons will not be resigning.
The new deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is Michelle McIlveen MLA, party chairman Lord Morrow has confirmed. Party leader Gavin Robinson has also been re-elected.
A former Ulster Unionist Party councillor, who quit the party after he wasn’t chosen to replace Robin Swann at Stormont, despite being endorsed by then party leader Doug Beattie, has joined the DUP.
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP has confirmed that his party intend to pull the Stormont Brake mechanism for the first time, after being introduced as part of the Windsor Framework. It is expected to pass with support from all unionist parties in the Assembly.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will announce her budget on Wednesday in the House of Commons – the first since Labour’s landslide victory in this year’s general election.
The leaders of the five main parties at Stormont have written to the Government calling them to restore funding for the remaining two City and Growth Deals, after they were paused on Friday evening by the Chancellor.