DUP leader Gavin Robinson delivered a robust defence of devolution as he told his party conference that Westminster rule would effectively mean “de facto Dublin rule from London”.
The East Belfast MP used his conference speech to argue that unionists in Northern Ireland were much better off with local ministers in charge, as he suggested that direct rule would not only result in more liberal policies being imposed on the region but would also see the Irish government handed more of a role in affairs north of the border.
