Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland's main pro-UK unionist party appears in court on Wednesday over alleged sex offences that have rocked the region's politics.The resumption of power-sharing led to Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill making history by becoming Northern Ireland's first pro-Irish nationalist leader.
Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has told MPs that any suggestion that he exerts influence over the decision-making of DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is "for the birds".