A clear majority of voters in Northern Ireland believe Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal could bring economic benefits to the region, a new poll has found. 

The polling, carried out by LucidTalk on behalf of researchers at Queen’s University in Belfast, indicated that 69 per cent think the Windsor Framework could bring economic benefits. 

Meanwhile, two thirds - 66 per cent - believe the Stormont Executive should return now that the deal has been formally adopted by both the UK and the EU. 

However, some 48 per cent of respondents who identified as "strongly unionist" do not see potential economic benefits from the framework.

Mr Sunak’s agreement was designed to resolve post-Brexit border problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol. 

The deal has been signed off by London and Brussels but the DUP voted against it and the party continues to block a return to powersharing until its concerns are addressed.

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