Suzanne Breen
@SuzyJourno
Political Editor Belfast Telegraph. Post-lockdown mother still on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Mad about Roy Keane.
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Nationalists expected more than symbolism when Michelle O'Neill became FM. The DUP has worked Stormont far better than its rival to drive through its agenda. Sinn Féin voters are disappointed that making history hasn't been followed by making a difference.
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It's dangerous times for the DUP when 4 in 10 of its supporters don’t fully believe what comes out of its mouth. Any new revelation on Donaldson & it could run out of road. The disillusioned could migrate to UUP/TUV or, just as worryingly, not vote at all
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EXCLUSIVE: 4 in 10 DUP voters believe the party isn't being fully honest about what it knows of Jeffrey Donaldson's double life. A new @LucidTalk poll finds 8 in 10 people in NI share that view. The DUP is also the party least trusted by its own voters.
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Good morning readers. Here is the front page of the Belfast Telegraph. Stay with us for all your breaking news.
Never had such interest in a @LucidTalk poll before. No matter how much I like you, you're not getting the results in advance! Whether you think the DUP's been fully honest about Jeffrey Donaldson's double life, the state of the parties, & much more in @BelTel from Sat-Tue.
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Its 'in the can'!, the LT Summer26 Belfast Telegraph NI 'Tracker' Poll (poll: 17th-19th July, 3,043 NI rep. sample). Topics: NI Assembly vote, the J. Donaldson situation, Immigration, Casement Park, & more... Results in the @BelTel from tmrw 25/7, with analysis by @SuzyJourno.
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“With their conservative views on abortion & homosexuality, the DUP is not a political party I would want to be joined at the hip with,” said Chris Bryant in 2017. Sharp, combative & colourful, the new SoS's appointment certainly shakes things up here.
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A DUP councillor has implied there was a link between the way women dress and an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena last summer — which a fellow party member branded as “stupid”.
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Our @LucidTalk poll on the state of NI parties in the wake of the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal will run 16-19 July online with results in @BelTel from July 25 onwards.
To: ✅ LUCIDTALK (LT) NI Representative OPINION PANEL ✅ - Due to the 'Jeffrey Donaldson situation' the SUMMER 2026 BELFAST TELEGRAPH - LUCIDTALK NI 'Tracker' POLL has been brought-forward, and will now run 16th-19th July 2026 (we usually run our Summer polls in mid-August).
Results will be reported in the @BelTel from Saturday 25th July.
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SF says Emma Little-Pengelly has serious questions to answer after reports that she told a young woman Jeffrey Donaldson was "a danger" to her. PBP's Gerry Carroll says the deputy First Minister should step aside while the "full truth is investigated".
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EXCLUSIVE: A young woman described by Ian Paisley as a "victim" of Jeffrey Donaldson said that Emma Little-Pengelly had told her that the disgraced former DUP leader was "a danger" to her, @BelTel can reveal.
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Morning readers, here's a look at Monday's Belfast Telegraph. Stay with us throughout the day for all your breaking news.
Today's front page exclusive ➡️
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It would be absurd if the political scalp claimed in the Jeffrey Donaldson scandal was Edwin Poots. As a journalist, I've had a rocky relationship with him. But on the issue of sex abuse, he has a strong &consistent record. He shouldn't be made a scapegoat
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My wee mate. The kindest, sweetest, most extraordinary person I knew was murdered by morons on a Derry street. Her precious life was snuffed out for nothing. There’s not a day I don't miss her. Lyra McKee brought so much joy into all our lives. ❤️ u kid.
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Sammy Wilson has told the Newsletter this afternoon that he saw nothing that raised concerns when he lived with Jeffrey Donaldson in London. It's his first statement since Donaldson was convicted last week. @Beltel asked him 5 questions 3 days ago & he still hasn't replied to us.
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Sammy Wilson is maintaining his silence in the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction for child rape 10 days ago. While other DUP figures have spoken out, he has said nothing. The East Antrim MP hasn't replied to a series of questions @beltel sent him.
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Sammy Wilson is maintaining his silence in the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction for child rape 10 days ago. While other DUP figures have spoken out, he has said nothing. The East Antrim MP hasn't replied to a series of questions @beltel sent him.
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The Wolfe Tones versus Kneecap wasn’t on my bingo card. The veteran band’s Brian Warfield blasts some audience members as “Kneecap a***holes” & “terrible, terrible” people after unruly scenes at a Glasgow gig.
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The official narrative was always important to Jeffrey Donaldson. In his 1997 maiden HoC speech he forgot to mention Maghaberry in a verbal tour of Lagan Valley. He convinced Hansard editors to change the record & insert it. Now he's jailed in the village
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Forget cash-for-ash, that savage civil war or the bugged meeting. This is the biggest crisis the DUP has ever faced. 12 citizens delivered their verdict on Jeffrey Donaldson in a Newry court last week. The electorate is the jury the DUP will face next May.
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Two DUP figures were told Jeffrey Donaldson was a sex pest but they continued to support him, a party insider says. Donaldson "made a nuisance of himself with a 19-year-old girl", the source says, adding: "I've known Jeffrey to be a creep for a long time."
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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences including rape.
