As the leader of the DUP, a member of the Privy Council and Northern Ireland’s longest serving MP, the then-Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was right at the heart of the political establishment before his arrest.
As he found out from a judge at Newry Crown Court how long he must serve at the maximum security Maghaberry Prison in the Lagan Valley constituency, which he represented at Westminster for 27 years, a spectacular fall from grace was complete.
