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that is, he has been — constituency, lagan valley.ey. that is, he has been the mp _ constituency, lagan valley. that is, he has been the mp there _ constituency, lagan valley. that is, he has been the mp there for - he has been the mp there for decades, he was very popular mp, that he'd been coming under pressure from the centre ground alliance party. that's going to be a big battleground regardless of anything that has happened over the last 2a hours, so now the treatment questionnaires does he keep the seat until the general election, which could be quite thin, or could be some time away, there was no sign of that yet, i not only would they have lost their mp in very unusual circumstances, but it would give a chance for the people who are opposed to them going back to stormont to use byelection to rally to that particular standard. however, even if that doesn't happen and we have a general election in a few months' time, these are really awkward positions for the dup now. they were on him as a candidate? do they want somebody else?
that is, he has been — constituency, lagan valley.ey. that is, he has been the mp _ constituency, lagan valley. that is, he has been the mp there _ constituency, lagan valley. that is, he has been the mp there for - he has been the mp there for decades, he was very popular mp, that he'd been coming under pressure from the centre ground alliance party. that's going to be a big battleground regardless of anything that has happened over the last 2a hours, so now the treatment questionnaires does...
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that is, so, he constituency, lagan valley? that is, so. he has — constituency, lagan valley?y? that is, so, he has been the mp _ constituency, lagan valley? that is, so, he has been the mp there - constituency, lagan valley? that is, so, he has been the mp there for i so, he has been the mp there for decades, he was a very popular mp, but he had been coming under pressure from the centre ground alliance party and that was going to be a big battleground, regardless of anything that has transpired over the last 2a hours, so now the question is, does he keep that seat until the general election, which could be quite soon and could be almost a year away? or does he resign from parliament? no hint of that yet. if there was a by—election, that would be pretty nightmarish for the dup because not only would they have lost that seat in these very unusual circumstances or rather lost to mp, but it would give a chance for the people who are opposed to them going back to stormont to choose a try to rally to that particular standard. however, evenif that particular standard. however, even
that is, so, he constituency, lagan valley? that is, so. he has — constituency, lagan valley?y? that is, so, he has been the mp _ constituency, lagan valley? that is, so, he has been the mp there - constituency, lagan valley? that is, so, he has been the mp there for i so, he has been the mp there for decades, he was a very popular mp, but he had been coming under pressure from the centre ground alliance party and that was going to be a big battleground, regardless of anything that has...
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he is a lagan valley representative, as isjeffrey donaldson.nd of the day and a lot of this will come down to the view and feeling of the lagan valley association. in many ways in my view that will have an impact on the direction stormont goes on. jeffrey donaldson has been an elective member longer than you have been alive. you cannot express the significance. thank you forjoining in the last few hours, israel's prime minister has approved a new round of gaza ceasefire talks, to take place in doha and cairo. it comes after the un's top court has ordered israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into gaza in order to avert a famine. the british singer olly alexander has responded to calls for him to boycott this year's eurovision song contest in protest against israel's inclusion. the artist released a statement expressing his wish for peace, but saying he believes in the unifying power of music and hopes it can inspire greater compassion. it comes after over a50 queer artists signed an open letter asking the singer to withdraw from the conte
he is a lagan valley representative, as isjeffrey donaldson.nd of the day and a lot of this will come down to the view and feeling of the lagan valley association. in many ways in my view that will have an impact on the direction stormont goes on. jeffrey donaldson has been an elective member longer than you have been alive. you cannot express the significance. thank you forjoining in the last few hours, israel's prime minister has approved a new round of gaza ceasefire talks, to take place in...
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he was elected leader of the dup in 2021 and became the mp for lagan valley and the westminster parliaments longest serving, is still the longest serving, is still the longest serving mp. what we are hearing todayis serving mp. what we are hearing today is in relation to his position within the dup. 0f today is in relation to his position within the dup. of course, he has been introduced most recently because of being instrumental in steering his party back into the power—sharing assembly in northern ireland. that had been in the deep freeze for a couple of years because of post—brexit checks on goods arriving from britain into northern ireland's. the dup were deeply concerned that this put barriers up between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, that it impacted their sense of unionism, but in the last few months we have seen that power—sharing assembly restored, largely, as we have heard from all of the people i have spoken to so far, because ofjeffrey donaldson's role as as salesman, is this was a sales project, these the coach from my guests in the last half an hour or so, my guest
he was elected leader of the dup in 2021 and became the mp for lagan valley and the westminster parliaments longest serving, is still the longest serving, is still the longest serving mp. what we are hearing todayis serving mp. what we are hearing today is in relation to his position within the dup. 0f today is in relation to his position within the dup. of course, he has been introduced most recently because of being instrumental in steering his party back into the power—sharing assembly in...
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he's been the leader of the dup since 2021, he's been the mp for the lagan valley area since 1997, heving mp. it has been a tumultuous few years for the democratic unionist party, there is no doubt about that, and it was under sirjeffrey�*s leadership that they walked away from the power—sharing institutions here at stormont. that was over the northern ireland protocol which then became the windsor framework, the special trading arrangements post—brexit, and just a few months ago he led the dup back into the power—sharing institutions here at stormont for the first time sinn fein with the biggest party here in northern ireland, they took a first minister position in the shape of michelle 0'neill, the dup's emma little—pengelly became the deputy first minister, the first time in that role, and things were going very well, the relationships were good between the parties, and today the shocking news, really, that so jeffrey donaldson is to step down as dup leader with immediate effect, we know that the party's deputy leader, gavin robinson, who and mp for this area that we are standing i
he's been the leader of the dup since 2021, he's been the mp for the lagan valley area since 1997, heving mp. it has been a tumultuous few years for the democratic unionist party, there is no doubt about that, and it was under sirjeffrey�*s leadership that they walked away from the power—sharing institutions here at stormont. that was over the northern ireland protocol which then became the windsor framework, the special trading arrangements post—brexit, and just a few months ago he led...
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jeffrey donaldson has been the leader of the dup since 2021 and the mp for lagan valley since 1997.nuary he agreed to lead the dup back into a power—sharing assembly at stormont after a two—year suspension of that assembly to first minister now michelle o'neill of sinn fein, emma little pengelly, unionist member of the assembly. he said that that there was conditional on the uk reassuring unionists on northern ireland's links to britain. of course, that suspension had been related to the post—brexit checks on goods from britain entering northern ireland. let's get you right up to date with this breaking piece of news with jennifer date with this breaking piece of news withjennifer o'leary, who joins me from belfast. what more can you tell us at this stage? you're right, it certainly is a major breaking news from northern ireland of seismic political consequences, some might say, but just to reiterate what has happened, sirjeffrey donaldson, the leader of the democratic unionist party, that is the biggest unionist party in northern ireland, has been charged with historical sexual
jeffrey donaldson has been the leader of the dup since 2021 and the mp for lagan valley since 1997.nuary he agreed to lead the dup back into a power—sharing assembly at stormont after a two—year suspension of that assembly to first minister now michelle o'neill of sinn fein, emma little pengelly, unionist member of the assembly. he said that that there was conditional on the uk reassuring unionists on northern ireland's links to britain. of course, that suspension had been related to the...
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some people are suggesting that a by—election in lagan valley is now inevitable. regard are outside our control, and that's just a matter of fact. but from our perspective, we will focus on the job and task that we have at hand. that is our focus. i recognise that in the immediate aftermath of such shocking news, there will be some, and there have already been some, who have sought to score cheap political points, who have sought to engage in conspiracy theories, who somehow enjoy or will manipulate such devastating news for those involved. and that's not our position. 0ur position is recognising that what has happened is difficult. we have taken the right and appropriate steps today as a party, but we have come together in a unified and a purposeful way to not only galvanise our people, to show the importance of making northern ireland work and making sure our place within the united kingdom is as secure as it can be. that work continues, and that's our focus in the days ahead. and you can read the latest on this story and analysis from the bbc�*s team in norther
some people are suggesting that a by—election in lagan valley is now inevitable. regard are outside our control, and that's just a matter of fact. but from our perspective, we will focus on the job and task that we have at hand. that is our focus. i recognise that in the immediate aftermath of such shocking news, there will be some, and there have already been some, who have sought to score cheap political points, who have sought to engage in conspiracy theories, who somehow enjoy or will...