Well played Arlene

[Cocolapew]

👏👏😄

She's played this beautifully, what an elegant exit!

I’m loving Arlene at the minute, I’m not a unionist/loyalist but it’s clear now she was holding the whole thing together and I genuinely want to ask Poots “what did you think would happen??????”

It’s rare to see the country united in love for Arlene Foster.
Well played Mrs F.

I can't stand her, but my gods that's a thing of beauty.

@CliffsofMohair

It’s rare to see the country united in love for Arlene Foster. Well played Mrs F.

It’s amazing isn’t it??

What has happened? I really don't understand at all what's gone on and why has Poots resigned? Is anyone able to enlighten me?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-57521158

This Poots was made for walking!

Thanks @DragonDoor but I still don't understand - why did those who supported him turn against him? What were they wanting him to do? What would delaying the appointment of Girvan have given them?

I am from Belfast but have lived in England for over 20 years so this is all baffling me!

Arlene was really thrown under the bus. A graceful exit. She’s still a young woman & is right to walk away.

This & her vindication against Dr Christian is heartening

Revenge is a dish best served cold and preferably dished up by someone other than yourself

I wonder did Poots have just enough time to learn Slan before he left?

I just hope it doesn't all kick off again.

@paniniswapx3

Thanks *@DragonDoor* but I still don't understand - why did those who supported him turn against him? What were they wanting him to do? What would delaying the appointment of Girvan have given them?

I am from Belfast but have lived in England for over 20 years so this is all baffling me!

His party saw the agreement to put Irish language legislation through Westminster as a "concession" to SF without any sweetener for their party.

Plus he was elected on a ticket if I'll discuss issues with the party not just act on my own and then did exactly that!

I do worry now about where this is all going. I notice Jeffrey said the most important issue was the protocol. Not health or education or housing... He's been in the Westminster bubble so local politics might be a shock.

Re Arlene - being treated so poorly at the end seems to have made people forget RHI and her shocking arrogance... but it was a good tweet!

Thanks @hopeishere

She was on Newscast and it was very clear she was pretty unhappy about the nature of the exit.* She was very good on there. ]]]

*Or putsch as one paper put it.