‘Solid progress’ in Stormont talks? Reaction to Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill speeches at Tory Conference fringe event

Secretary of State James Brokenshire has told an event at the Conservative Party conference that Westminster may soon have to 'set a budget for Northern Ireland'. He told those attending the event the move is "coming down the track quite rapidly". DUP leader Arlene Foster and Sinn Féin's Stormont leader Michelle O'Neill were attending the The Champ Ulster Fry Breakfast, a regular fringe event held at both the Labour and Conservative conferences.