‘His legacy will endure’: tributes paid to David Trimble

Death of Northern Ireland's inaugural first minister inspires rare solidarity as role in ending the Troubles is hailed

David Trimble has accomplished in death a feat that eluded him in life: he has united Northern Ireland unionists, with one leader after another lining up to laud him.

The region's inaugural first minister inspired a rare solidarity across the fractured ranks of unionism on Tuesday when even his bitterest foes paid tribute to his role in ending the Troubles.