Article 4XANK Starmer says he wants Labour 'rebuilt ... as trusted force for good' as poll puts him leadership favourite – as it happened

Starmer says he wants Labour 'rebuilt ... as trusted force for good' as poll puts him leadership favourite – as it happened

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Andrew Sparrow
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And Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP's new leader at Westminster, also told reporters after the talks about power sharing in Belfast that getting the devolved institutions restored was "an absolute priority" for his party. But he said the DUP would not be rushed into an agreement against its interests. He said:

We want this done as quickly as possible but we also want to ensure that the agreement is fair and balanced, that it is sustainable, that the political institutions that are restored are sustainable, that we have a lengthy period of political sustainability.

We are not in the business of snatching at something because there is a deadline. We want Stormont restored and we want it restored as soon as possible.

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