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Arlene Foster to step down as DUP leader and Northern Ireland s first minister, she tells Sky News
In a statement,
Mrs Foster said: It is important to give space over the next few weeks for the party officers to make arrangements for the election of a new leader.
She described serving the people of
Northern Ireland as the privilege of my life .
The outgoing first minister added: The future of unionism and Northern Ireland will not be found in division. It will only be found in sharing this place we are privileged to call home.
); A difficult day : Reaction as Arlene Foster announces she is to step down as leader of the DUP
There has been growing discontentment over Foster’s handling of Brexit and the NI Protocol. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Wednesday 28 Apr 2021, 6:35 PM 7 hours ago 74,568 Views 99 Comments
Updated 4 hours ago
ARLENE FOSTER IS to step down as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party.
The announcement came after reports that a significant majority of elected DUP representatives in the Stormont Assembly and House of Commons had signed a letter of no confidence in Foster’s leadership.
There has been growing discontentment with Foster’s handling of Brexit negotiations and the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The DUP leader and First Minister, Arlene Foster has announced that she will step down from both roles in the coming months. In a statement released today (Wednesday) Mrs. Foster said she had informed the DUP Party Chairman of her intention to step down as leader on May 28 and as First Minister at the end of June. It is important to give space over the next few weeks for the Party Officers to make arrangements for the election of a new leader. When elected I will work with the new leader on transition arrangements. As First Minister it is important that I complete work on a number of important issues for Northern Ireland alongside other Executive colleagues. Northern Ireland and its people have been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and there remains more work to be done to steer us thorough the pandemic and to lessen its impact on the lives of everyone.
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Arlene Foster resigns as DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister
Her departure poses serious questions for the Northern Ireland Protocol, relations with the UK Government, and the power sharing agreement
Credit: Phil Noble/Reuters
Arlene Foster will step down Northern Ireland’s First Minister following an internal party revolt, prompting fears in Whitehall that a hardline successor could lead to heightened tensions over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The DUP leader on Wednesday confirmed that she would resign as figurehead of the party by the end of next month and as head of the Northern Ireland Executive in June.
Her resignation came just 24 hours after the vast majority of the party’s 27 representatives at Stormont and four of its Westminster MPs were reported to have signed a letter of no confidence in her.