The Latest Breaking News from Edwin Poots

Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

The DUP veteran says he is confident the party executive will select Edwin Poots for South Down.

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Edwin Poots fails in to bid to become DUP Assembly candidate for South Down in latest blow

The former First Minister and party leader had tried to secure a seat in a switch of constituencies

Belfast Live · Jan 28, 2022

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

DUP exposing itself to ‘public ridicule’ with port checks threat – O’Neill

The Sinn Fein deputy First Minister claims Edwin Poots’ stance is at odds with a response he gave to an Assembly question in 2020.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Truss to meet Stormont leaders amid mounting political tension over protocol

The Foreign Secretary is holding talks with DUP First Minister Paul Givan and Sinn Fein deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill in Belfast.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

DUP minister seeks Stormont Executive approval for continuing NI Protocol checks

The move by Edwin Poots could ultimately result in him attempting to unilaterally order a halt to the checks.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

UUP leader implores people not to judge him by his past amid Twitter posts storm

Doug Beattie received unanimous backing from senior party colleagues to continue in his role on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

UUP leader ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ by content of historic tweets

Doug Beattie is facing further claims of misogyny following on from a controversial joke he posted at the weekend about a rival’s wife and a brothel.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Edwin Poots: My wife was ‘disgusted’ by UUP leader’s brothel joke about her

Doug Beattie reiterated his apology for the Twitter post in a statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly on Monday.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

UUP leader condemned for tweeting ‘joke’ involving DUP minister’s wife

Doug Beattie apologised and deleted the tweet referencing Edwin Poots and his wife.

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022