Skip to content

All

News

Sport

Culture

Lifestyle

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson outside court (PA)

The Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation into an allegation that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman in the Houses of Parliament in 2016.

The report was passed to the Met by the Police Service of Northern Ireland on 13 October, with early-stage inquiries ongoing and the victim receiving support from specialist officers.

Donaldson was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison at Newry Crown Court after being convicted of 18 historical sex offences against two children between 1985 and 2008.

Judge Paul Ramsey criticised the 63-year-old for showing no regret, apology or shame regarding his convictions, describing his downfall as a catastrophic descent into disgrace.

Following his sentencing, Donaldson has been stripped of his knighthood and removed from the Privy Council, though his solicitor confirmed that an appeal has been lodged.

In full Disgraced ex-DUP leader…