Tough year for DUP amid Jeffrey Donaldson’s resignation, losing three seats in UK election; and Brexit and its Irish Sea border complications
A changing of the guard within the DUP but still no whiff of the barnstorming conferences of the past
His was the one party success story of the Westminster election, holding his East Belfast seat against the challenge from the Alliance leader Naomi Long. It was clear from chatting to delegates and the rousing reception he got for his speech that he is popular with both what can be called the more moderate and the traditional wings of the party. He can be a unifying leader, which is a positive for a party seeking to re-establish its position in the North’s political firmament.
No surprise then that there were calls for unionist unity and an end to infighting which, as experience tells, is easier said than done.
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