DUP trains eye on Westminster influence as Ulster results roll in

The Democratic Unionists are this morning wondering if the post-election shakedown will hand them added influence at Westminster after a Northern Ireland poll that produced a couple of surprises.

While the DUP turns its sights to the national picture and whether David Cameron will come calling for support, one of its rival parties at Stormont - the Ulster Unionists – were hailing a renaissance after securing two Westminster seats against the odds.