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DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson
UK NewsPolitics•June 23, 2026 at 6:12 PMNational

DUP seeks to distance party from ‘wicked deceiver’ Jeffrey Donaldson

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offencesThe Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donaldson as a “wicked deceiver” who led a “double and duplicitous life” a day after its former leader was convicted of child sexual offences.Leaders at the Stormont assembly sought to distance the DUP from Donaldson and described him as a manipulator who had hoodwinked Northern Ireland and hid his crimes behind a facade of respectability and Christian faith. Continue reading...

Denunciation comes after former Democratic Unionist leader convicted of child sexual offences

The Democratic Unionist party has denounced Jeffrey Donaldson as a “wicked deceiver” who led a “double and duplicitous life” a day after its former leader was convicted of child sexual offences.

Leaders at the Stormont assembly sought to distance the DUP from Donaldson and described him as a manipulator who had hoodwinked Northern Ireland and hid his crimes behind a facade of respectability and Christian faith.

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