Choyaa: The Donaldson scandal leaves Northern Ireland politics with profoundly uncomfortable questions…

Just over two years ago, Jeffrey Donaldson was view by many as the embodiment of mild-mannered respectability. His reputation as a pragmatic operator had been reinforced by his role in brokering the DUP’s return to the Executive after the Protocol deal. Today, through the extraordinary courage of two women, that carefully constructed image lies in ruins. The contrast between the public legend and the private reality is stark: Donaldson now stands convicted of offences that destroy any claim...