DUP expects 'creeping direct rule' if Northern Ireland talks fail

Democratic Unionists believe James Brokenshire will not call fresh elections if power-sharing negotiations break downThe Democratic Unionists have said they do not expect fresh elections in Northern Ireland if negotiations aimed at restoring power-sharing government fail, as political parties prepare to enter a final round of post-Easter talks.A senior DUP negotiator said they believed the secretary of state James Brokenshire’s preferred option was the partial transfer of some devolved gov