All news on the topic: Jeffrey Donaldson

01 Jul 2026 390

Convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Donaldson claimed £277,000 in MP expenses after rape charges

Child sex abuser Jeffrey Donaldson claimed more than a quarter of a million pounds in MP expenses after he had been charged with rape and other historical sex offences.

Politics

01 Jul 2026 534

Edwin Poots denies protecting Jeffrey Donaldson as pressure mounts for him to step aside

Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots has insisted that he “would never have protected Jeffrey Donaldson in any circumstance”.

Crime

22 Jun 2026 563

Donaldson found guilty of rape and 18 child sex offences as ex-DUP leader faces jail

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of raping a woman when she was a child.

Crime

17 Jun 2026 635

Jeffrey Donaldson defence says sex abuse accusers are too unreliable for guilty verdict

The two women accusing Sir Jeffrey Donaldson of sexually abusing them as children have been described as "not sufficiently reliable" for the jury to reach a guilty verdict.

Crime

29 May 2026 666

Jeffrey Donaldson trial hears child complainant’s allegation of sexual touching as defence challenges inconsistencies

A woman has informed the Sir Jeffrey Donaldson trial that the former DUP leader touched her breasts “skin on skin” while she was a child.

Politics

24 Apr 2024 582

Former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, to face court for alleged sex offenses

Former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is due in court in Newry later, accused of a number of historical sex offences.

Politics

05 Apr 2024 700

After Jeffrey Donaldson’s bombshell exit, what next for Northern Ireland’s DUP?

As party reels, new leader Gavin Robinson faces a U.K. election that could cost him his seat.

Politics

29 Mar 2024 740

Northern Irish DUP party leader Donaldson steps down after police charges

The leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party Jeffrey Donaldson stepped down on Friday after confirming he had been charged with "allegations of an historical nature", the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said.

Politics

30 Jan 2024 624

Michelle O'Neill set to become Northern Ireland's first Irish republican leader

Northern Ireland will get a new government after the DUP agreed to return to power-sharing at Stormont in a late night deal with the UK on post-Brexit trade checks

Politics

20 Mar 2023 1092

Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal dealt hammer blow as DUP vows to vote against it

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said party officers had today voted unanimously to oppose the Windsor Framework when MPs get a vote in the Commons on Wednesday - and right-wing Tories could also rebel

Politics

27 Feb 2023 1079

'Brexit is being used to destroy peace in Northern Ireland'

Peace in Northern Ireland was welcomed by everybody but the Tories and the DUP, says Fleet Street Fox. They're happy to use their failed Brexit as a way to destroy it

Crime

24 Feb 2023 875

Gunman who shot cop aimed at victim's terrified son in attack linked to New IRA

The youngster was standing beside his dad, Det Chief Insp John Caldwell, who was putting footballs in his car boot when the would-be assassins approached and opened fire outside a sports complex in Omagh

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