It is time to consider the serious possibility that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will be destroyed by the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal.

The party’s predicament is becoming worse by the day, with fresh accusations of who knew what dragging in more leading figures.

Every other party in Northern Ireland is demanding answers. The DUP can dismiss criticism from Sinn Féin as hypocritical and an attack on unionists, but brushing off other unionist parties is a different matter.

Within hours of Donaldson being found guilty of child abuse, Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) leader Jim Allister said the British government and intelligence services must have been aware of his “proclivities” and may have blackmailed him into accepting the Brexit sea border.

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After two weeks of further revelations, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) is also twisting the knife. UUP leader Jon Burrows had already called for a full independent inquiry. He has now repeated this in a letter to the UK’s prime minister, noting it........

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