Sunningdale must not be repeated

A “realignment” in unionism, as demanded

Last Monday they failed to get a majority of the governing Ulster Unionist Council to demand that the Ulster Unionist Party adopt a complete rejection of the joint declaration from the two governments.

Mr Donaldson, party president Martin Smyth and David Burnside have now removed themselves from the party’s parliamentary whip, but not resigned from the party. They are engaging in internecine warfare and will begin talks with Ian Paisley’s DUP and former MP Bob McCartney’s UK Unionist Party, both anti-Agreement fellow-travellers, to try to bring down the Good Friday Agreement.