Irish Examiner view: We must not return to failed politics of 'Ulster says no'

New DUP leader Edwin Poots has already put himself in direct conflict with the Irish Government and the EU

Edwin Poots has said that his priority as DUP leader will be to get rid of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed between the UK and the EU. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

The elevation of Edwin Poots to the position of leader of the Democratic Unionist Party marks a move to the extreme right in Northern politics and risks a return to the failed politics of ‘Ulster Says No’. 

The signs are already ominous, with Mr Poots insisting that his priority as party leader will be to get rid of the Northern Ireland Protocol agreed between the UK and the EU.