‘No regrets’ about not stepping down over green energy debacle, Foster says
Arlene Foster says she has no regrets over not temporarily stepping down as first minister to avoid the collapse of powersharing.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
Renewables scheme was part of DUP ‘great drive to centralise power’, says CEO
The RHI inquiry has heard there was a "great drive to centralise power" within the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in its appointment of special advisers within the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Botched renewable scheme ‘needed more experts’, says former DUP advisor
A former DUP special adviser has said a Northern Ireland government department should have had more experts to run a renewable energy scheme.
DUP conflicted over closure of Renewable energy scheme
Two former DUP special advisers are at odds over whether a bid was made to delay cutting the cost of a botched green energy scheme in Northern Ireland.
Arlene Forster refutes allegation she signed renewables ‘blank cheque’
Arlene Foster has said she did not sign a blank cheque for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
Former Arlene Foster advisor ‘should have dug deeper’ into renewable deal
A former special adviser to DUP leader Arlene Foster has said he “should have dug deeper” into the details of the ill-fated renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme.
DUP leader grilled at renewable energy inquiry
Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has defended her role in Stormont’s botched green energy scheme as she appeared before a public inquiry.
Former DUP advisor thought renewable heat incentive minutes ‘had been kept’
A former special adviser to DUP leader Arlene Foster has said he thought minutes had been taken of a key Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) meeting in Northern Ireland.