unionism in a confident spirit, recognising potential wins. it didn't work out like that because he hadn't spotted the own goal he had scored in doing that deal with sinn fein because his own party members were furious that he had, in effect, given power over to the uk government to enact those laws if there was no progress here. they said that undermined the party leadership, it undermined devolution and that's why confidence in edwin poots�*s leadership evaporated after just three weeks in the job. so late last night he announced that he will resign as party leader and there will have to be a new election process for the second time in just over a month. so a really difficult time for the dup, the biggest unionist party here which is in disarray now, deeply divided, and has to find a new leader. sojeffrey donaldson is one early contender as a seniorfigure who donaldson is one early contender as a senior figure who could try to unite the party now. what it means for paul givan who is in office here as first minister but now doesn't have edwin poots as leader backing him up we will have to see. it continues in office now but his