Ian Paisley jnr: ‘Trump would be very welcome in the North’
The DUP MP on his party’s new-found access to the centres of power in Washington
DUP MP Ian Paisley jnr and PSNI chief constable George Hamilton attend the American Ireland Gala Fund dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
New York mayor Bill de Blasio may have named St Patrick’s Day “Gerry Adams’ Day” this weekend, but behind the scenes it was the DUP who were making waves in Washington during the St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
This year, among the sea of green and bowls of shamrock, members of the DUP were a quiet presence in Washington, gaining access to centres of power that were off limits to others.