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Arlene Foster ousting a "political assassination", says ex-DUP MLA By Stephen Walker Published image captionBrenda Hale was awarded an OBE for political service in 2018. A former DUP MLA who represented the same constituency as Edwin Poots said the move to oust Arlene Foster was a "political assassination". Brenda Hale, who lost her Lagan Valley assembly seat in 2017, said she is "really sad and disappointed at the way that it was done". "She was undermined," Mrs Hale said. The former MLA said...

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BBC News By Stephen Walker Published image captionSir Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots are in the running for the DUP leadership Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will run in the next assembly election with the aim of becoming first minister, if he wins the DUPs leadership contest on Friday. The Lagan Valley MP is vying with assembly member (MLA) Edwin Poots to succeed Arlene Foster as DUP leader. On Thursday, both candidates issued eve of poll messages. Leader for Northern Ireland In his mess...

BBC News By Stephen Walker Published image captionSir Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots are in the running for the DUP leadership Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said he will run in the next assembly election with the aim of becoming first minister, if he wins the DUPs leadership contest on Friday. The Lagan Valley MP is vying with assembly member (MLA) Edwin Poots to succeed Arlene Foster as DUP leader. On Thursday, both candidates issued eve of poll messages. Leader for Northern Ireland In his mess...

BBC News Published image copyrightKirsty OConnor/PA Wire image captionAnna Turley was awarded £75,000 in damages in December 2019 for "serious harm" to her reputation A former Labour MP who won a libel claim against a union and a blogger will get back more than £1m she paid out in legal fees. Anna Turley, who lost her Redcar seat in December 2019, sued Unite and Stephen Walker over an article on his Skwawkbox blog published in 2017. A hearing relating to legal costs ruled that Ms Turley was e...

Last modified on Thu 13 May 2021 14.51 EDT Unite and a blogger who is a supporter of the union’s leader, Len McCluskey, have lost a £1.3m battle over legal costs with a former Labour MP. A judge ruled that the union, Labour’s most generous backer, and Stephen Walker must hand over the money after losing a libel case in 2019 brought by Anna Turley. Lawyers told the judge that Unite and Walker had agreed to pay about £1.3m spent on the case by Turley, who lost her seat in Redcar, ...

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The party’s 28 MLAs and eight MPs will decide whether Sir Jeffrey or leadership rival Mr Poots succeeds the deposed Ms Foster in a vote, by secret ballot, on Friday.

DUP: Poots vows to end DUP on the hoof policy-making By Stephen Walker Published image captionDUP leadership candidate Edwin Poots said he is committed to meaningful party reform The DUP leadership candidate Edwin Poots said his party must stop making "policy on the hoof" and reform the way it is organised. Mr Poots, who is challenging Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for leadership, wrote to MLAs and MPs outlining his plans. He said "power and decision making" needs to be in the hands of elected represen...

DUP officials have said Edwin Poots and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson should not give interviews about their leadership bids.