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Donaldson resignation follows almost 40 years in politics

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Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party comes after an almost 40-year run in politics.

Jeffrey Donaldson's resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party comes after an almost 40-year run in politics.

Unionists had long protested against requirements for checks on goods travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, saying they created an Irish Sea border. Mr Donaldson, who is the longest-serving MP in Northern Ireland, became DUP leader in July 2021 following the resignation of Edwin Poots.

In 1985, aged 22, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the youngest person to win a seat at Stormont.

 

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