Poots has backing from majority of DUP politicians, says campaign manager

Edwin Poots and Jeffrey Donaldson. Picture: PA

The campaign manager for Stormont minister Edwin Poots has claimed he has received the endorsement of the majority of politicians who decide the next leader of the DUP.

The vote to choose who succeeds Arlene Foster is carried out by a small electorate, comprising only of the party’s elected representatives in Stormont and Westminster.