the dup�*s paul givan has been told that he will have to resign as first minister after a new party leader takes over. he is northern ireland s youngest first minister and before long he will also be the shortest serving leader to hold the post. mr givan was informed of the news after the resignation of the dup leader, edwin poots, on thursday night. sirjeffrey donaldson, who is favourite to be the next dup leader, has made it clear he plans to lead the party from stormont as first minister. let's talk to our ireland correspondentjulian fowler who's in belfast. was this expected after the developments earlier in the week surrounding edwin poots? it developments earlier in the week surrounding edwin poots? it comes as a surrise surrounding edwin poots? it comes as a surprise and — surrounding edwin poots? it comes as a surprise and jeffrey _ surrounding edwin poots? it comes as a surprise and jeffrey donaldson - a surprise and jeffrey donaldson expected to become the new leader, currently he is the favourite, and it was thought he would keep paul