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Paul Givan resigns as Northern Ireland first minister

Givan’s resignation a direct result of DUP’s concerns over the Northern Ireland protocol

The DUP’s improbable duo may not last too long

Edwin Poots, the new DUP party leader, does not want to be First Minister in the Assembly, and his nominee Paul Givan’s main qualification for the job would appear to be that he is a Poots sidekick of long standing

Unionism in crisis with ructions over protocol and a divided DUP

The DUP is dialling up the rhetoric over the post-Brexit arrangement as it deals with a growing split within its ranks – and just as Boris Johnson comes under intense pressure from Joe Biden to make the protocol stick

Givan is named as Northern Ireland’s new first minister

The longtime ally of DUP leader Edwin Poots will take up the role when Arlene Foster steps down later this week

MLA who cut funds for Irish tipped as next First Minister

The new DUP leader Edwin Poots may pick the former communities minister Paul Givan for the top post, having already turned it down himself