A brief meeting, but optics of first East-West gathering vital for the DUP
What mattered for party was that the body proposed by its leader met before the North South Council convened
The optics of the inaugural meeting of the East-West Council in London were important for the DUP.
Emma Little-Pengelly with a hurl and Paul Givan céilí dancing impressed many outside the party’s grassroots, but the gig in Dover House was vital for its base.
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