Gavin Robinson will make his first major party conference address since becoming DUP leader.
The Democratic Unionist Party will gather on Saturday for its first conference since Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as leader, after being charged with historical sex offences.He will tell delegates that with a new leader comes a "new approach, both internally and externally".
He will say that he is determined to change how the party does business, which will be "people-centred and focused on getting outcomes that better the lives of all our people".One of his first challenges as leader was steering the DUP through the general election in July, which saw the party lose three of its seats at Westminster.
"The opportunity is great, but hope alone won’t secure it. Action is hope. There is no hope without action... and if we don't grasp this moment who will?" Sir Jeffrey's downfall five months later left his party in the lurch, just weeks after he had negotiated and delivered the very deal that saw the return of devolution.
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