Arlene Foster

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  • May.21.2018: AI may well be the future but the Maybot gives it a bad name Sensing there was a general mood for collective stupidity and amnesia, the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, chose to up the ante. Ignoring a poll suggesting there had been a substantial further swing in Northern Ireland since the referendum towards remaining in the EU, she insisted there was no one left in the country who was opposed to Brexit. People were just creating imaginary problems by banging on about a hard border. “Unionists are the most liberal and multicultural of people,” she announced. Sometimes there are no words. The Guardian.
  • Oct.02.2017: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right 2017. First Minister of Northern Ireland. A now-familiar face on TV screens outside Northern Ireland, she extracted the maximum she could in the deal she and Nigel Dodds negotiated with Gavin Williamson. Many Tory MPs don’t trust Foster or her party and were appalled when they decided recently to vote with Labour in two Opposition Day debates. Her position in the DUP is far from secure, though, and her obstinacy over power-sharing in Northern Ireland may end in tears. Conservative Home, Iain Dale
  • Oct.03.2016: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right. First Minister of Northern Ireland. A slight unknown quantity to people outside Northern Ireland, Foster has proved to be a popular successor to Peter Robinson. She needs to up her profile in Westminster and on the UK-wide media. Conservative Home, Iain Dale