Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party with immediate effect after the DUP said he had been charged with allegations of a historical nature.
His resignation will have a huge impact on British and Irish politics and comes just weeks after he moved to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland after nearly two years of protest.
Samuel Donaldson was one of two of Sir Jeffrey's cousins killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army while serving in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
His resignation comes after an almost 40-year run in politics. That career started with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and in 1985, aged 22, he was the youngest person to be elected to th.
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