Biden confirms trip to UK and Ireland to mark anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: “It’s my intention to go to Northern Ireland and the Republic”.

LATEST- EU and UK have agreed a new Brexit deal for NI. A Govt source confirms:

“An agreement has been reached. The deal is done.”

BREAKING: UK/EU announce face to face talks tomorrow on NI Protocol between Rishi Sunak & Ursula von der Leyen

Amid speculation that he is considering resigning over the NI Protocol deal, @SteveBakerHW tells UTV he's 'delighted' to be part of Rishi Sunak government & he 'enjoys my loyalty'

Confirmation:

Breaking: Alliance MLA Dr Patricia O'Lynn who won a surprise victory in North Antrim at the DUP’s expense has resigned. Understand she has got a new job & the party tells me there is no bad feeling.

Speaking to journalists James Cleverly🇬🇧 denies excluding SF from todays round table saying Michelle O’Neill was invited & “chose not to come”

.Mary Lou McDonald describes the decision to exclude her from today’s meeting as “bizarre” & an indication of “Tory party petulance”

“This is a time where we need maximum inclusion, maximum engagement, maximum dialogue. We don't need this kind of nonsense.”

So much for great mood music. At the moment it looks as if no nationalist party is going to take part in the round table meeting with James Cleverly🇬🇧 & Chris Heaton-Harris MP this morning

SDLP say if SFs leader is not going to be allowed to take part into todays meeting they will not be taking part either.

Before today’s round table gets underway there’s a row. Sinn Fein says it will not be going after Mary Lou McDonald was told she’s not allowed to attend. Party describes the move as “extraordinary”

Once more with feeling 🥶🎅🏼

Hearing James Cleverly🇬🇧 and Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 are holding face to face talks in Brussels tomorrow. It would appear the UK/EU talks over the NI Protocol are heating up.

Very tetchy debate in Northern Ireland Assembly. Relations are souring at a rapid rate.

.Doug Beattie accuses the DUP of “whining and whinging like a girl on the sidelines.” He quickly apoogises.

.Michelle O’Neill says to the DUP benches, 'You should be ashamed of yourselves today.'

.Gordon Lyons MLA responds by saying the Assembly sitting is a 'farce'