The DUP's 2024 manifesto committed to lowering Northern Ireland corporation tax through devolved competence, expanded hydrogen sector investment, apprenticeship growth and the establishment of an independent UK Skills Commission to assess labour market needs. The framing was Northern Ireland competitive against the Republic and integrated with the wider UK economy.

The manifesto committed to driving NHS Northern Ireland waiting lists down through large scale partnerships with independent and not for profit providers, closing public sector pay parity gaps with the rest of the UK, and recurrent rather than one off funding for health workforce. NHS NI is devolved.

The manifesto supported the Conservative Rwanda removals scheme and the Illegal Migration Act framework, opposed expanded asylum routes, and argued for tighter border enforcement at UK level. The DUP did not advocate a Northern Ireland specific immigration regime.

Education in Northern Ireland is devolved. The manifesto committed to maintaining academic selection at age 11, expanded apprenticeship and skills funding, and continued integrated education choice where parents demanded it. The Westminster ask was funding consequentials and education research support.

The manifesto supported the UK 2050 net zero target while emphasising the importance of hydrogen development for Northern Ireland industry, criticised levy increases on household energy bills, and pushed for offshore wind investment in Northern Irish waters. The position broadly tracked Conservative manifesto framing on net zero pragmatism.

Housing in Northern Ireland is largely devolved. The manifesto's Westminster ask centred on Local Housing Allowance uplifts, retention of Housing Benefit administration, and access to UK level capital funding for social housing. Northern Ireland specific housing policy sat with the Communities portfolio at Stormont.

The manifesto opposed the two child benefit cap as it applied in Northern Ireland, supported expansion of carer's allowance, and argued for parity of treatment between Great Britain and Northern Ireland on welfare administration. Social Security in Northern Ireland is delivered through parity with UK systems.

Criminal justice in Northern Ireland is devolved. The manifesto's Westminster engagement was limited to security cooperation, opposition to legacy of the Troubles legislation that the DUP argued failed victims, and support for police service funding parity.

The manifesto committed to full support for the United Kingdom's defence posture including Trident nuclear renewal, NATO membership, continued military and financial support for Ukraine, and a 2.5 per cent of GDP defence spending target. The unionist framing positioned Northern Ireland as fully part of UK defence policy.

The manifesto position on Europe was the central political demand of the party: removal of the Irish Sea border, ending of European Union law application in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, and full restoration of Northern Ireland's economic and constitutional position within the UK internal market. The framework was framed as an unacceptable constitutional intrusion that must be replaced.

The manifesto's defining constitutional commitment was the defence of Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom and of cross community consent as the foundational principle of Stormont devolution. The party returned to the Stormont Executive in February 2024 under the Safeguarding the Union Command Paper agreed by then leader Jeffrey Donaldson with the UK Government.