Party needs a scapegoat for Northern Ireland’s Brexit barrier and a chance to turn the page

Most of the party’s 27 assembly members and reportedly four of its eight Westminster MPs have signed letters calling for a new leader, so Foster would need Houdini-level skills to survive. Her tumultuous six-year tenure as DUP leader and Northern Ireland’s first minister seems to be ending.

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