#democratic-unionist-party

#democratic-unionist-party

Resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson won't disrupt power-sharing or split the DUP.

Party leaders aim to project stability and allow legal process to unfold without interference. [ more ]

Jeffrey Donaldson, the leader of Northern Ireland's DUP, has stepped down after being charged with historic offences.

Gavin Robinson has been appointed as the interim leader, with Donaldson suspended pending the outcome of the judicial process. [ more ]

Jeffrey Donaldson stepped down as leader of Northern Ireland's largest unionist party due to historic sexual offense charges.

His resignation plunged the Democratic Unionist Party into uncertainty ahead of U.K. elections, impacting Northern Ireland's political landscape. [ more ]

Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of D.U.P., resigned after being charged with historical allegations.

D.U.P. suspended Donaldson as a party member pending a judicial process. [ more ]

Power sharing is set to return to Northern Ireland after a two-year deadlock, with Michelle O'Neill becoming the first nationalist first minister.

Members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) will return to Parliament Buildings in Belfast, and a new power-sharing executive will be formed.

Sinn Fein emerged as the largest party in Northern Ireland in the 2022 assembly election, giving them a dominant role in the new power-sharing government. [ more ]

New rules have been announced to smooth post-Brexit trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland as part of a deal to restore the Stormont executive.

The measures remove routine checks on goods from Great Britain destined for Northern Ireland and replace them with a UK internal market system for goods remaining within the UK.

The command paper also includes legislative measures to affirm Northern Ireland's constitutional position in the UK and promises to amend domestic law so that EU laws will not automatically apply. [ more ]

Jeffrey Donaldson, the head of the Democratic Unionist Party, has resigned due to historical non-recent sexual offense charges.

Gavin Robinson has been named as the interim leader of the Democratic Unionist Party following Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation. [ more ]

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has resigned after being charged with historical sex offences.

Deputy leader Gavin Robinson appointed as interim party leader. [ more ]