NSTworld: Dodds’ party colleague in the devolved Northern Ireland assembly, Edwin Poots, said the deputy leader’s defeat was “very damaging for unionism.”
In what would be a first since the partition of Ireland in 1921, the result may amplify calls from nationalists for a vote to split from the rest of the United Kingdom, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson was set for a resounding victory across the union.
Dodds had become a power broker during the Brexit talks when the DUP propped up the minority Conservative Party government after the last election. His defeat completed a humiliation for the party which said unionists were betrayed by the eventual deal Johnson struck to leave the European Union. Finucane was aided by a pact between Sinn Fein and the SDLP, both in favour of Britain staying in the European Union. The parties agreed not to compete in some areas to avoid splitting the remain vote. Northern Ireland voted 56 per cent to 44 per cent to remain.
Brexit has raised doubts over whether the United Kingdom can hold together. An exit poll showed the Scottish National Party, also opposed to Brexit, would win 55 of 59 seats in Scotland, setting the scene for demands for a second independence vote.
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