Arlene Foster to step down as Northern Ireland first minister
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5H63C)
Foster says she will stand aside as DUP leader on 28 May and as first minister a month later
Arlene Foster has announced she is stepping down as leader of the Democratic Unionist party and Northern Ireland's first minister after a sudden internal party revolt.
Foster issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon saying she would step aside as DUP leader on 28 May and as first minister at the end of June, bringing fresh tumult to a region hit by protests over the post-Brexit Irish Sea border.
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