Donaldson Says Poll Figures Vindicate Long Term Strategy for Northern Ireland

“The opinions highlighted in this poll are exactly the reasons that the Democratic Unionist Party made such efforts to ensure the return of stable accountable devolution in Northern Ireland. In particular the vision of the First Minister has laid all of the groundwork for a situation where it is abundantly clear that the Union has never been more secure. Peter Robinson also did not need to wait for the results of such opinion polls to accurately state that Catholic support for the Union cannot be ignored. “At our recent Party Conference he stated his confidence that a majority of Catholics were content within the Union. That statement has been vindicated today and his nationalist critics are left floundering. The DUP is the party of Northern Ireland and we have a long-term strategic vision to keep moving forward. That vision and strategy is succeeding and it is vital now that we continue to focus on issues such as shared education and re-building the economy which can build a united and vibrant Northern Ireland providing beacon of success for other parts of the UK to emulate,”  added Mr Donaldson.]]>