It is understood DUL leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is facing significant opposition from party officers on whether to accept the UK government's offer and return to Stormont.

Senior DUP figures held discussions on Friday on potentially ending the boycott. The devolved institutions at Stormont have been collapsed for almost two years as a result of the DUP protest at the post-Brexit trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Stephen Farry said that if there is no return, a 'plan B' could see greater involvement of the Irish government. The DUP's boycott of power sharing institutions is 'seriously scarring Northern Ireland', the Alliance Party's deputy leader said. When pressed again on the number, she said: 'I think you just can't set specific numbers, you have to respond to the circumstances like we did with Ukraine and Hong Kong.' 'What I do think though that we should be doing is working internationally to make sure that actually refugees can get support in the region. When pressed, she said: 'I don't think you can set specific numbers at at time when you have to respond to what the situation is in various parts of the world. We have to strengthen our border security in order to do so as well as having a functioning asylum system.' 'We need action to stop dangerous boat crossings.

This is undermining our border security and also putting lives at risk. She told the BBC: 'I think where the problem is is the boat crossings. This figure excludes specific schemes for refugees from Ukraine and Hong Kong. On the media round today, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper would not comment on whether she is “comfortable” with 40,000 asylum claims being accepted a year. To find out more, click on the link below: Those that cost the Tories their majority, those that see Labour become the largest party and the final set that deliver Labour outright victory. If voters switched uniformly from Conservative to Labour in 2024, with others unchanged, then a swing of 12.7 percentage points would see Labour gain the seats needed to win a majority, 117 of these gains coming directly from the Conservatives.īut there are three key groups of constituencies to consider. So, is there a key target voter in 2024 that can save Rishi Sunak from defeat or deliver Sir Keir Starmer a majority? And sometimes there's a national wave as the country swings from one party to another. Not every woman in Worcester voted for Thatcher, then Blair and Cameron. By Professor Will Jennings, Sky News elections analyst, and Joely Santa Cruz, data journalistįrom Mondeo Man to Worcester Woman - at every general election politicians, pollsters and pundits seek to identify the 'key target voter' who will deliver victory.Ĭlearly, Tony Blair wasn't elected in 1997 solely thanks to men who drove Ford Mondeos.

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