Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots says he challenged fellow Democratic Unionist Party colleague Alex Donaldson in the party’s leadership contest because he believed Donaldson had been dishonest. Poots, speaking about why he stood for leader, says he found Donaldson “lying” and that he had come across Donaldson “out on lies too many times.” He frames his decision as a response to those conduct concerns, explaining that he stood against Donaldson rather than support him. The reports describe Poots characterising Donaldson’s behaviour in strong terms, saying he viewed it as “depraved,” while also linking his leadership bid to his claim that the issues involved honesty and credibility within the party. Both accounts present the same central message: Poots positions his decision to run against Donaldson as driven by alleged repeated falsehoods. The articles do not detail specific incidents or provide independent verification, focusing instead on Poots’s explanation for his challenge within the party leadership context.