Robinson looks to Iris's return
IRIS Robinson could return to Belfast this autumn, first minister Peter Robinson has revealed.
In an interview with the News Letter, the first minister said he had "high hopes" that his wife would be returning to Northern Ireland soon as her health has recently shown signs of improvement.
The DUP leader said that Mrs Robinson was still being treated in hospital in London, more than six months after she resigned her Strangford MP seat following revelations about her affair and financial
dealings.
Speaking about his personal turmoil, Mr Robinson says that "the rockiest
part of the journey is over" and insists that despite losing his Westminster seat, he has no intention of standing down as either DUP leader or first minister.
And, in the interview, conducted last week, Mr Robinson set out a very different goal for unionist politics to former DUP leader Ian Paisley, who in yesterday's News Letter said that he opposed the creation of a single unionist party.
But, speaking before Dr Paisley's article, Mr Robinson said: "I think the goal must be that we have one united unionist party."
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