Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press EyeThe new DUP leader Edwin Poots has slammed Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney, saying relationships with Ireland are “really really bad”. Speaking last night after he was ratified as leader of the party, Mr Poots took aim at the Tánaiste and Minister Coveney over the Northern Ireland Protocol. However, the DUP leader said he respects Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The vote was open ballot and Mr Poots and Paula Bradley were formally ratified as the new DUP leadership. He said his late father had been left "heartbroken" after being forced out as DUP leader, and that it contributed to his poor health.

Source: Irish Independent May 28, 2021 06:51 UTC