DUP formally endorse Jeffrey Donaldson as new leader

DUP MP for Lagan Valley Jeffrey Donaldson is set to lead the party (Liam McBurney/PA)

DUP MPs and Assembly members have formally endorsed Jeffrey Donaldson as their new leader.

Mr Donaldson received 32 votes of the party’s 36-strong electoral college as it met at a Co Antrim hotel to rubber stamp the Lagan Valley MP’s ascent to the top job.