The forthcoming Assembly election is a battle for Northern Ireland itself, the DUP leader has said.
In an Easter message to party colleagues, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson again claimed that a Sinn Fein victory in the poll would help it deliver on its objective for a referendum on Irish unity.
Sinn Fein has said that its focus in the election is on pressing health and economic issues in Northern Ireland, such as the cost-of-living crisis and spiralling hospital waiting lists.
