Sir Jeffrey has led the Democratic Unionist Party since 1997
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has stepped down as leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party with immediate effect. The shock announcement comes after the veteran politician was charged with 'allegations of a historical nature', the party said in a statement.
The resignation comes just weeks after Sir Jeffrey made the decision to bring the party back to powersharing in Northern Ireland. Sir Jeffrey’s leadership saw him steer the party’s two-year boycott of Northern Ireland’s political institutions in protest over post-Brexit trading arrangements. After protracted negotiations, the DUP agreed to return to Stormont in February following the agreement of a new deal and a series assurances around Northern Ireland’s constitutional position within the United Kingdom. Sir Jeffrey, who has had an almost 40-year career in politics, became DUP leader in July 2021.
His career started with the Ulster Unionist Party and in 1985, aged 22, he was the youngest person to be elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The 61-year-old’s relationship with former UUP leader David Trimble deteriorated when he led a walkout of the 1998 peace talks after opposing the early release of republican and loyalist prisoners.
He left the party and joined the DUP in January 2004. He was recognised by the Queen in her 2016 Birthday Honours and was given a knighthood.
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