# democratic unionist party (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover democratic unionist party. Page: Feed: --- ## [Scott Arthur MP: ‘Edinburgh can build the next generation of defence tech’](https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/08/19/scott-arthur-mp-edinburgh-can-build-the-next-generation-of-defence-tech/) _2026-08-19 · Dr Scott Arthur · Politics.co.uk_ For my constituents in Edinburgh, the defence debate in Westminster can sometimes feel distant, dominated by discussion of GDP percentages and Treasury settlements. Yet some of the most important work in keeping this country safe is happening a few miles from my constituency office and, following the publication of the government’s Defence Investment Plan, this... Read more » The post Scott Arthur… ## [Julian Smith MP: ‘If Burnham is serious about growth, he must end the war on business’](https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/08/13/julian-smith-mp-if-burnham-is-serious-about-growth-he-must-end-the-war-on-business/) _2026-08-13 · Sir Julian Smith · Politics.co.uk_ Businesses of all sizes are creating jobs, investing in skills and driving growth in communities across the country. They do so against a backdrop of increasing geopolitical instability and under a Labour government that has so far shown little understanding of what businesses need to thrive. Starting any business always comes with a degree of... Read more » The post Julian Smith MP: ‘If Burnham… ## [Gideon Amos MP: ‘Don’t just build houses, start designing communities’](https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/08/06/gideon-amos-mp-dont-just-build-houses-start-designing-communities/) _2026-08-06 · Gideon Amos · Politics.co.uk_ The towns and cities we build must start with a simple, often neglected principle: decisions about housing and infrastructure should improve our quality of life. We need homes, services and infrastructure that meet people’s needs. But the answer cannot simply be to just build with little regard for the places people already call home. To... Read more » The post Gideon Amos MP: ‘Don’t just build… ## [Gavin Robinson MP: ‘Defence investment is critical to the Union’](https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/08/05/gavin-robinson-mp-defence-investment-is-critical-to-the-union/) _2026-08-05 · Gavin Robinson · Politics.co.uk_ In every generation, the United Kingdom has had to relearn a simple truth: peace is protected by strength, and strength requires investment. Today, that truth is impossible to ignore. War has returned to Europe, authoritarian states are testing the resolve of democracies, and our adversaries are threatening the maritime routes on which our economy depends.... Read more » The post Gavin Robinson… ## [How Andy Burnham can deliver True Labour reindustrialisation](https://www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2026/07/21/how-andy-burnham-can-deliver-true-labour-reindustrialisation/) _2026-07-21 · Patrick Hurley and Euan Stainbank · Politics.co.uk_ On the steps of Downing Street yesterday, we heard a clear call to turn the page on forty years of economic mismanagement. Our country’s reckless experiment in extreme deindustrialisation is at the heart of this broken paradigm. As the prime minister put it, “large parts of the country de-industrialised, and they still haven’t recovered.” That... Read more » The post How Andy Burnham can deliver… ## [John Healey: who is the new chancellor and what does he believe?](https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/07/20/john-healey-who-is-the-new-chancellor-and-what-does-he-believe/) _2026-07-20 · Politics.co.uk staff · Politics.co.uk_ John Healey has been appointed as the new chancellor of the exchequer. Healey’s appointment came as Andy Burnham announced his cabinet hours after becoming prime minister on Monday afternoon. Healey is the Labour MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, having first been elected to parliament at the 1997 general election. In the 2024 general election, he... Read more » The post John Healey: who is the new… ## [Burnham talks football and Strait of Hormuz in first call with Donald Trump](https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07/20/burnham-talks-football-and-strait-of-hormuz-in-first-call-with-donald-trump/) _2026-07-20 · Josh Self · Politics.co.uk_ Andy Burnham has held his first call with Donald Trump as prime minister, congratulating the US president on a “successful World Cup” and floating a future presidential visit to Manchester. The call took place on Monday afternoon, shortly after Burnham was appointed prime minister by King Charles at Buckingham Palace following Keir Starmer’s resignation. According... Read more » The post Burnham… ## [Starmer ally leaves government with parting shot at ‘disloyal’ MPs](https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07/20/starmer-ally-leaves-government-with-parting-shot-at-disloyal-mps/) _2026-07-20 · Josh Self · Politics.co.uk_ Steve Reed has left government within hours of Andy Burnham’s appointment as prime minister with a parting shot at “disloyal” MPs. Reed, a longstanding ally of former prime minister Keir Starmer, said he was “disappointed to be leaving government now” but wished Burnham’s “new team every success”. Reed was appointed to the post of secretary... Read more » The post Starmer ally leaves government… ## [Andy Burnham vows to end rough sleeping ‘at the earliest opportunity’](https://www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07/20/andy-burnham-vows-to-end-rough-sleeping-at-the-earliest-opportunity/) _2026-07-20 · Politics.co.uk staff · Politics.co.uk_ Andy Burnham has used his first speech as prime minister to launch a national drive to end rough sleeping. The announcement, delivered as Burnham addressed the nation outside 10 Downing Street, will be backed “from day one” by an extra £340 million in funding – pushing total investment in tackling rough sleeping to record levels.... Read more » The post Andy Burnham vows to end rough sleeping ‘at… ## [Andy Burnham’s winding path to power: who is the new prime minister?](https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/07/20/andy-burnhams-winding-path-to-power-who-is-the-new-prime-minister/) _2026-07-20 · Politics.co.uk staff · Politics.co.uk_ Andy Burnham has entered Downing Street as prime minister, becoming the seventh person to hold the office in a decade. Burnham is the Labour and Co-operative Party MP for Makerfield, having returned to parliament at a by-election on 18 June 2026. He previously represented the constituency of Leigh from 2001 to 2017. Burnham’s first stint... Read more » The post Andy Burnham’s winding path to… ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0yHGkKe6CL3o) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Lawful, Godly Ulster & Jeffrey Donaldson – The Bridge at Scarva · No. 3 – by LouthForEver](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/06/23/lawful-godly-ulster-jeffrey-donaldson-the-bridge-at-scarva-%c2%b7-no-3-by-louthforever/) _2026-06-23 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Many questions arise from the criminal child abuse conviction of ex Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Between 1985 and 2008 Donaldson raped and abused two courageous women who came forward in 2023. In that 23 year period the political career of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson blossomed. "For forty years Jeffrey Donaldson was the respectable face of a certain unionism, lecturing… ## [Sir Jeffrey Donaldson – ex-leader of six county Democratic Unionist party in Ireland – found guilty of rape and all sex abuse charges](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/06/22/sir-jeffrey-donaldson-ex-leader-of-six-county-democratic-unionist-party-in-ireland-found-guilty-of-rape-and-all-sex-abuse-charges/) _2026-06-22 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Sir Jeffrey Donaldson - - ex-leader of Six county Democratic Unionist party in Ireland - found guilty of rape and all sex abuse charges ## [Keir Starmer Forced to Resign from British Prime Minister Job – Ode to Joy captures mood of popular masses](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-forced-to-resign-from-british-prime-minister-job-ode-to-joy-captures-mood-of-popular-masses/) _2026-06-22 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Keir Starmer shed tears for himself after turning his Labour party into electoral wreckage. A Bluesky correspondent speaks for the many : "Starmer has all but destroyed what was left of Labour, told the members if they didn’t like what he was doing “there’s the door”, oversaw huge erosion of civil liberties, support for a genocide, massive authoritarian overreach and an economy that’s limping… ## [Criminal Trial of ex DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson Continues – Complainant A Describes Suggestion “Abuse had never taken place” as “insulting and patronising”](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/29/criminal-trial-of-ex-dup-leader-sir-jeffrey-donaldson-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-continues-complainant-a-describes-suggestion-abuse-had-never-taken-place-as-insulting-and-patroni/) _2026-05-29 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s ‘regret’ letter was not an apology, court hears ## [Stop the Ireland V Israel Soccer Game Planned for October 2026 in Dublin](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/29/stop-the-ireland-v-israel-soccer-game-planned-for-october-2026-in-dublin/) _2026-05-29 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ A friend put together this little video, if you feel like sharing it would be appreciated 🙂 A number of leading figures within the League of Ireland, as well as a former Ireland manager and women's captain, have signed an open letter calling on the FAI to refuse to play Israel in the UEFA Nations League later this year. A campaign by Irish Sport for Palestine, titled "Stop the Game" has been… ## [After a delay of more than two years, Criminal Trial of ex DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson Begins](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/27/after-a-delay-of-more-than-two-years-criminal-trial-of-ex-dup-leader-sir-jeffrey-donaldson-and-his-wife-lady-eleanor-donaldson-begins/) _2026-05-27 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ During the opening of the prosecution case in Newry Crown Court on Wednesday, the jury of seven men and five women were told that Donaldson was “always silent” when he carried out the abuse on one of his alleged victims. He put his “hands down her pants a lot” and sexual activity was “not unexpected”. Jurors heard about an alleged rape of one of the alleged victims, known as Complainant B, by… ## [Judge Rules : Lady Eleanor Donaldson “Unfit to Face A Criminal Trial” – Sexual Offences Charges](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/20/judge-rules-lady-eleanor-donaldson-unfit-to-face-a-criminal-trial-sexual-offences-charges/) _2026-05-20 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ The long-delayed trial of former Democratic Unionist party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson is due to start on the week beginning May 25 2026. An unusual development has occurred. A judge has ruled that the wife of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is unfit to face a criminal trial on sexual offences charges due to the state of her mental health. ## [Still Hurt by Bertie Ahern singling out Congolese people, loss of a community member opened a fresh wound, they say](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/20/still-hurt-by-bertie-ahern-singling-out-congolese-people-loss-of-a-community-member-opened-a-fresh-wound-they-say/) _2026-05-20 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Shamim Malekmian reports for the Dublin Inquirer. It reminded him of George Floyd, pinned to the ground and dying under the knee of a cop on the streets of Minneapolis, said Jude Hughes, a Black Irish community activist. "It’s literally George Floyd on the streets of Dublin. I can’t believe that scene and that guy with his knee on his neck,” he said, in a Zoom meeting on Monday night. The… ## [Yves Sakila – A death on Henry Street, Dublin 1 – Reject and Crush Racism – All Refugees Welcome](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/20/yves-sakila-a-death-on-henry-street-dublin-1-reject-and-crush-racism-all-refugees-welcome/) _2026-05-20 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ What makes this even more disturbing is that, had the 4:44 minutes footage not emerged, many people would likely have accepted a simplified version of events without questioning what actually happened. The video raises deeply troubling questions: multiple men restraining one individual, excessive force being used, knees pressed onto his body, hands pulled back. It is impossible to watch without… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VxilftlqYF4V) _2026-05-20 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Bertie Ahern’s racist comeback in Dublin Central – Blood on his hands](https://tomasoflatharta.com/2026/05/14/bertie-aherns-racist-comeback-in-dublin-central-blood-on-his-hands/) _2026-05-14 · tomasoflatharta · Tomás Ó Flatharta_ Bertie Ahern is making a racist comeback. The ex-taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader is helping to create a new far-right cover which will be used to justify fresh atrocities at accommodation centres, random attacks on immigrants, racist violence and murder. There is blood on Bertie's hands. Perhaps Fianna Fáil will expel Ahern again. Ahern resigned from FF in 2012, days before he was due to be…