Donaldson’s decision to stay put as MP a huge relief for DUP

Party struggling for candidate and facing Alliance surge in Lagan Valley constituency

Sir Jeffrey's Donaldson's name remains at the door of the DUP constituency office in Lisburn

Suzanne Breen

Sorcha Eastwood is the woman who puts the wind up the DUP. She hasn’t said a word about the party since Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s resignation, but it’s not hard to work out what she’s thinking.

While the Alliance MLA is always active on social media, this week’s videos have been particularly pointed. “We are absolutely dedicated to being on the ground in Lagan Valley 24/7, delivering for you on the things that matter,” she says in one from a pavement in Magheralin.