Stormont’s leaders focus on stability amid DUP upheaval
Stormont’s leaders have stressed a desire to maintain stability in the fledgling powersharing executive, amid the upheaval in the DUP following the shock resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.
Sir Jeffrey quit on Friday after being charged with several historical sexual offences.
East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson, who was deputy leader, has been appointed interim DUP leader.
Sir Jeffrey’s exit from the political frontline has sent shockwaves through Stormont, less than two months after devolution was restored following a two-year stalemate over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The Lagan Valley MP was pivotal to the deal that resurrected powersharing, and his sudden
