Sir Jeffrey assumed leadership of the DUP during a turbulent ... Mr Smith also pointed out that it was a DUP team, including the new interim leader Gavin Robinson, that negotiated that deal ...

The DUP has finally filled its long-vacant deputy leadership role ... the real influence seems to lie with the ministerial team and Assembly Chief Whip Keith Buchanan. McIlveen’s appointment ...

Michelle McIlveen has been named deputy leader of the DUP. The party confirmed the news this afternoon – two days after this newspaper revealed she was set to be appointed.

the real influence seems to lie with the ministerial team and Assembly Chief Whip Keith Buchanan. McIlveen’s appointment could, therefore, signal a shift in how the DUP operates to one where the ...