Edwin Poots has resigned as DUP leader, after only 20 days in the job.
His leadership was blighted before it had even begun, from the moment he and colleagues launched their coup to oust Arlene Foster. Poots may have succeeded in replacing her, but the plot to topple her began with a rumoured letter of no confidence that never materialised; failed to keep the DUP’s MPs on side; and resulted in a leadership contest against Jeffrey Donaldson in which Poots secured a far narrower victory than his supporters had anticipated.
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