Donaldson to challenge Poots for DUP leadership Lagan Valley MP’s announcement confirms first ever open contest to head party
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Arlene Foster, with Nigel Dodds and Jeffrey Donaldson (right) outside Downing Street in June 2017. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has announced he will run for the leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party.
Mr Donaldson said he would promote a positive strategy and values if elected, with a focus on building a shared future for everyone in Northern Ireland.
The party’s current Westminster leader also pledged meaningful reform within the DUP and said he would set clear policy directions on key challenges for unionism, such as Brexit’s contentious Northern Ireland protocol.
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