Foster to step aside next Tuesday if Poots names new front bench

Arlene Foster during a visit to Banbridge Academy school (Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA)

Arlene Foster will step aside as Northern Ireland’s First Minister next Tuesday – if the new DUP leader Edwin Poots names his frontbench team.

Friday marked the end of Mrs Foster’s tenure at the helm of the DUP, following the election and ratification of Mr Poots as her successor.