Edwin Poots ratified as DUP leader but party divisions on full view Edwin Poots arriving for a meeting to be ratified as new leader of the DUP. Picture by Brian Lawless/PA Wire 28 May, 2021 01:00
First Minister and outgoing DUP leader Arlene Foster leaving the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast. Picture by Brian Lawless/PA Wire
THE DUP last night ratified Edwin Poots as its new leader but the party s internal divisions remained in full view as Arlene Foster spoke of her brutal ousting.
Members met at a hotel in south Belfast to confirm Mr Poots as leader and Paula Bradley as his deputy following leadership contests.