Northern Ireland Unionist leader resigns over sexual harassment. Jeffrey Donaldson arrested and released for alleged abuse in the past.
DUP unanimously appointed another of its Westminster MPs, 39-year-old Gavin Robinson, former mayor of Belfast and deputy leader of the party from 2023, as interim leader. The scandal risks destroying the electoral prospects of the DUP, already declining in support in recent years, in the next upcoming Northern Irish local elections; as well as triggering new fibrillations within the local government of Belfast.