Northern Ireland

DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson’s Twitter and other social media accounts unavailable

The party has been contacted for a response

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson speaks to the media outside Hillsborough Castle where political parties have reconvened for more talks with and the Government on a financial package for the region. Picture date: Tuesday December 19, 2023.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appears to have deleted his social media accounts (Liam McBurney/PA)

The social media accounts of DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appeared to have been deleted, it has emerged.

It’s unclear when and why but, by Friday morning, the 61-year-old Lagan Valley MP’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn pages were no longer able to be found.

The DUP has been contacted for a response on the matter.

In recent days, Sir Jeffrey had released a statement on the accounts to congratulate Simon Harris on becoming the new Fine Gael leader.

In a separate incident last Wednesday, a man was removed from a plane at Heathrow airport following a “verbal altercation” with the the DUP leader.

The DUP declined to comment at the time, but a party source confirmed Sir Jeffrey was the other passenger involved, stating the man removed from the flight had been verbally abusive towards him.

The DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appears to have deleted his social media accounts without explanation.
The DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson appears to have deleted his social media accounts without explanation.