Little-Pengelly must answer over Donaldson - O'Neill
O'Neill said the DUP must explain what it knew as police assess a non-recent assault report and Donaldson awaits sentencing for sex offences.
- On Tuesday, Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill pressed Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew regarding former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson's behavior, demanding transparency amid emerging allegations.
- Donaldson, 63, was convicted last month of 18 sexual offenses against two women when they were children. The Belfast Telegraph reported Tuesday that a woman alleged he sexually assaulted her in DUP Westminster offices in 2016.
- Reports claimed Little-Pengelly warned a woman that Donaldson was a 'danger' to her, prompting O'Neill to label the Deputy First Minister's silence 'astonishing.' Little-Pengelly's solicitors stated she 'categorically denies' issuing any such warning.
- Following the allegations, Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey said the public is 'entitled to answers,' asserting the DUP 'cannot hide behind their own self-styled review to avoid scrutiny' regarding what leadership knew.
- Current DUP leader Gavin Robinson has pledged that the independent review commissioned by the party 'won't leave any stone unturned' while investigating what members knew about Donaldson's conduct prior to his 2024 arrest.
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Sinn Féin deny hypocrisy over Donaldson condemnation
“I’m not interested – this isn’t about Sinn Féin”: Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill denies that the party are “hypocrites” in their approach to allegations of abuse cover-ups after Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction. Question by Brian Mahon of the Daily Mail. The post Sinn Féin deny hypocrisy over Donaldson condemnation appeared first on Gript.
Jeffrey Donaldson: Michelle O'Neill accuses DUP of 'turning blind eye' over former leader
On Tuesday, the Belfast Telegraph reported that a woman had alleged Donaldson had sexually assaulted her in 2016, and that she had made a senior member of the party aware of what happened.
Little-Pengelly must answer over Donaldson - O'Neill
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said the Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and the DUP have questions to answer about what was known about the behaviour of former party leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
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