In March, the former DUP leader was charged with rape and 10 other historical sex offences.
A solicitor for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has confirmed that the former DUP leader will not be standing in the next election.His wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, a co-accused in the case, faces four charges.
Speaking outside the court on Wednesday, his solicitor said: “I can indicate that it is not Jeffrey's intention of course to stand for re-election."He is continuing as the MP at the present time. He is Northern Ireland's longest-serving MP, having been first elected to Parliament in 1997 as a representative of the Ulster Unionist Party
Sir Jeffrey's own career in front-line politics began in 1985 when he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly as its youngest member.
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