WATCH: ‘We’re the same country’ – Foster attacks the Irish Protocol

‘I would say there’s no need for any checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland,’ says the former First Minister.

Poots and Faulkner

Unlike the former Ulster Unionist leader, the new DUP one is set to stick with his voter and party base. But you never know.

WATCH: Foster – “It’s my job to mitigate against” a border in Irish Sea

First Minister says Northern Ireland has to remain within regulatory system for four years, and can then vote to leave.

WATCH: One Nation Conservatism: what does it look like after COVID-19?

The panellists are: Isaac Levido, Arlene Foster, Kirstene Hair, Danny Kruger & Jane Stevenson. Paul Goodman will chair the event.

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The panellists are: Isaac Levido, Arlene Foster, Kirstene Hair, Danny Kruger & Jane Stevenson. Paul Goodman will chair the event.

Henry Hill: If Gove and Johnson want to save Britain, they’re going to have to use the word ‘Britain’

Also: Galloway shakes up Holyrood battle with new unionist alliance; DUP wracked by major rebellion over Stormont reform; and more.

Henry Hill: Davies touts ‘devolution revolution’ as the Welsh Tories try to shield their unionist flank

Also: Johnson in Scotland to fight back against the SNP; Tory backbenchers set up new unionist research caucus; and more devolved woe in Ulster.

Henry Hill: Johnson prepares to take a more ‘robust’ line on the Union… but muzzles devosceptics

Also: Plaid suspend high-profile candidate over antisemitic comments; DUP call on O’Neill to ‘step aside’; and Anglesey spared shake-up of Welsh seats.

WATCH: Foster – “What we have to do now is minimise those checks”

First Minister reacts to news that there will be border checks on goods between Northern Ireland and UK mainland.

WATCH: Foster – Northern Ireland will announce roadmap out of lockdown next week

“That will set out how we can take these graduated steps back to what will be a different normality.”

Henry Hill: Sturgeon abandons bid for 2020 independence referendum due to epidemic

Also: schools and businesses shut down across the nation; DUP slammed in ‘cash-for-ash’ report; and Salmond’s trial continues.

WATCH: Foster – “It’s difficult to see” how there can not be checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland

“He told one of my colleagues in the House of Commons that emphatically there would not be checks.”

WATCH: Foster – Any deal must respect “the constitutional and economic place of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom”

“It is important that we do work together to get a deal and we will certainly be working with the Government to try to make that happen.”

Henry Hill: Davidson ready to lead next ‘No’ campaign as would-be successors battle over her legacy

Also: Democratic Unionists ‘under pressure’ over Brexit u-turn; and Gove backs Bowie’s criticism of SNP over no-deal preparations.

Lord Ashcroft’s Conference Diary: Could Tory MPs be whipped to vote that they don’t have confidence…in their own Government?

And: Gigabit broadband will soon be “sprouting like vermicelli”, says Johnson. Plus: Mordaunt’s warnings and Hoey’s heroine’s welcome.