It was Harold Wilson who once declared: “A week is a long time in politics.” Arlene Foster had even less time than that to consider her position and her political future. She has done the honourable thing by resigning quickly and potentially avoiding a long period of political in-fighting within the DUP. Ms Foster’s future as DUP leader and first minister became untenable after party colleagues mounted a heave against her on Tuesday.

Source: Irish Examiner April 29, 2021 07:07 UTC