Fixture at the top of DUP’s high command since being talent spotted in the 1970s,he endured the public humiliation of his wife’s affair Prior to laser eye surgery, Peter Robinson, or with his gloomy glasses,sharply lop suits and clipped Belfast accent, appeared to personify the hardline “no surrender” politics of the Democratic Unionist party. Alongside the bellowing, or fiery oratory of his mentor,the Rev Ian Paisley, Robinson built his political career on appearing to oppose every initiative aimed at ending the Northern Ireland Troubles and building a power-sharing government that would win the support of Protestants and Catholics alike. Related: Peter Robinson to step down as Northern Ireland first minister Related: Whoever follows Peter Robinson will need to be a strong leader | Peter Hain Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com