No shock to see joint authority considered as Tories talk austerity

Our polls show NI is edging ever closer to a three-party state

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned taxes will go up. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Allison Morris

The latest Belfast Telegraph LucidTalk poll highlights again why a fresh election would change very little and certainly not hasten a return to Stormont.

The DUP moving up three points will be read as proof that its hardline stance on the protocol has the support of unionists.