Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: PSNI launches investigation into threats against DUP leader
The information comes after Sir Jeffrey informed the House of Commons inan impassioned speech on Wednesday that he been “threatened” as he tried to barter a decision to the post-Brexit buying and selling preparations between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
A PSNI spokesperson stated: “Police have received a report and have launched an investigation.”
He informed MPs he’d been threatened because of the “stirring up” of tensions over the occasion’s talks on the Windsor Framework.
Sir Jeffrey gave his speech because the Commons debated a invoice to increase the deadline for restoring devolution to February 8.
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In an announcement to the BBC, the DUP stated: “The details have been reported to the PSNI and we trust those responsible will be held accountable for their actions. There is no place for the threat of violence in democratic politics.”
Sir Jeffrey stated he won’t be “deflected” by the threats and stated a kind of accountable “didn’t even vote at the last election”.
The DUP protest has meant the Executive has not met for 23 months, whereas additionally blocking the functioning of the Northern Ireland Assembly because it seeks modifications to post-Brexit commerce guidelines.
“A unionism that turns in on itself is not the way to go,” Sir Jeffrey informed MPs
“I used to be threatened by those that by no means placed on a uniform, by those that have not served our nation and once I checked out one of many individuals who threatened me, they weren’t even on the register.
“They did not vote on the final election,” he informed the Commons.
“They cannot even come out to vote for our future within the union. Yet they’re threatening individuals like me who’re working day and night time to seek out options.”
Facing strain to return to Stormont, Sir Jeffrey stated he would “proceed on track” and that “additional modifications” would come because of his occasion’s actions.
He additionally criticised unionist rivals the TUV.
“What has the TUV delivered by way of change to the protocol – not a single thing,” he stated.
TUV leader Jim Allister later stated his occasion had “no apology” to make for maintaining give attention to the “dire constitutional consequences of the union-dismantling protocol”.
He stated if the DUP “backslides into becoming protocol implementers” his occasion would “not hesitate to act”.
“Our mission is to ensure they don’t, but if they do, then we will not be deterred from continuing to tell the truth about the iniquitous protocol,” he added.
A PSNI spokesperson stated police havd “received a report and have launched an investigation.”
