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DUP Westminster chief Jeffrey Donaldson set to replace ousted leader Edwin Poots

The Times/The Sunday Times 19 Jun 2021

The head of the DUP in Westminster Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is the overwhelming favourite to become the party’s leader after Edwin Poots was ousted ... Party ...

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UK was right on Irish Language Act, says Micheál Martin

The Times/The Sunday Times 19 Jun 2021

... with reconstituting the Stormont Executive, amid party anger at the UK government’s pledge to grant Sinn Fein a key concession on Irish language laws.Sponsored.

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Irish premier calls for ‘calm heads’ as NI emerges from ‘turbulent’ 24 hours

AOL 18 Jun 2021

The vast majority of DUP MLAs and MPs voted against Mr Poots’ decision to proceed with reconstituting the Stormont Executive, amid party anger at a UK Government pledge to grant Sinn Fein a key concession on Irish language laws.

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Pooted out! Fears grow that power-sharing could collapse AGAIN in Northern Ireland as DUP leader ...

The Daily Mail 18 Jun 2021

Edwin Poots, leader of the DUP, leaves the party headquarters in Belfast on June 17, 2021 ... The Northern Ireland Assembly, in which the DUP is the largest party, has failed to pass a law ensuring protections for the Irish and Ulster Scots languages, despite the power-sharing parties agreeing last year to do so.

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DUP to begin process of finding new leader after Edwin Poots resigns

BBC News 18 Jun 2021

He resigned after facing an internal party revolt over his decision to agree a deal with Sinn Féin and nominate Paul Givan as first minister ... Party sources described the meeting as "robust" and said it had become clear Mr Poots knew he had to resign ... The party called on Brandon Lewis to bring in Irish language legislation via Westminster.

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Irish Language Act should not be a cause of division in Northern Ireland says Taoiseach

Irish Independent 18 Jun 2021

He led the party for just 20 days ... “The Irish Language Act has been agreed on a number of occasions by a number of different parties,” Mr Martin said this afternoon at Government Buildings ... He said the Irish Government will work with all parties and the British Government to protect “institutions” of the Good Friday Agreement.

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Irish premier calls for calm after 'turbulent' 24 hours in N. Ireland

Finger Lakes Times 18 Jun 2021

The vast majority of DUP MLAs and MPs voted against Poots' decision to proceed with reconstituting the Stormont Executive, amid party anger at a British government pledge to grant Sinn Fein a key concession on Irish language laws ... "All parties have agreed to the Irish Language Act.

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Edwin Poots quits: DUP implodes after 50 days of chaos

Belfast Telegraph 18 Jun 2021

Sinn Fein accuse DUP of "bad faith" as source says the party do not believe DUP will deliver on Irish language commitments before next May's scheduled Assembly election ... Arlene Foster steps down as First Minister calling on Stormont's parties to commit to the Irish language agreement in New Decade, New Approach.

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What exactly is in the proposed Irish language legislation?

RTE 18 Jun 2021

Even by the usual standards of Northern Irish politics, it has been a tumultuous week. Edwin Poots' tenure as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) didn't even last a month as he faced a rapid and sudden party heave which culminated in his resignation yesterday ... Irish language.

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Snap election after Poots resignation could be run as ‘referendum’ on protocol – Coveney

The Irish Times 18 Jun 2021

He was speaking after Edwin Poots resigned after just three weeks as leader of the DUP, amid party anger at a UK government pledge to grant Sinn Féin a key concession on Irish language laws ... The UK government agreed to step in and legislate for Irish language and other cultural ...

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Northern Ireland: Paul Givan takes over as first minister, but his party is in crisis

The Conversation 18 Jun 2021

But Poots’ marginal victory immediately prompted open dissent within the party – and even resignations ... Clearly, most DUP members felt that they would be seen to have facilitated the progress of Irish language legislation – just as the party is seen to have aided Johnson’s Brexit deal, despite voting against it.

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Why has Edwin Poots resigned as DUP leader after 20 days?

New Statesman 18 Jun 2021

But the agreement on Irish language legislation was seen as a capitulation to Sinn Fein that his party could not accept ... MPs, peers and MLAs not to nominate yet, amid concerns that the party was capitulating to Sinn Fein and the British government over Irish language provisions.

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Jeffrey Donaldson expected to lead DUP after Poots resignation amid internal party chaos

Irish Independent 18 Jun 2021

Mr Poots' leadership came crashing down after just 21 days on Thursday after he ignored party concerns over an Irish language deal with Sinn Fein to install Paul Givan as First Minister.

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Snap election after Poots resignation could be run as ‘referendum’ on protocol, Coveney warns

The Irish Times 18 Jun 2021

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Northern Ireland’s new unrest DUP leaders face resistance – economy and finance

Swords Today 18 Jun 2021

Leaders of Northern Ireland’s largest political party have staged a riot after reaching an agreement to prevent the collapse of government in the region ... The riots erupted after the party and Sinn Fin worked hard to prevent the collapse of the northern Irish government.