Mr paisley co-founded northern ireland 's democratic unionist party in 1971 and was soon a thorn in the side of the westminster establishment , accusing it of betraying ulster by pushing for closer ties with ireland .
Second , the dup refused to back the strategy , which left david trimble , leader of the more moderate ulster unionist party ( uup ) , vulnerable to an erosion of support to mr paisley 's party precisely because of that mistrust .
Peter robinson , leader of the once hardline democratic unionist party and first minister of the province , asserted that this was " a battle of wills between the political class and the evil gunmen " which the political class would win .
The ulster unionist leadership now made a momentous decision .
厄尔斯特联盟派领导人做出了一个重大决定。
It looks like an opportunity for a trade unionist .
现在看来这是一个成立工人组织的好机会。
Interviewed by a newspaper , a democratic unionist mp from northern ireland appeared to launch an inquiries bidding war .
在一家报纸的采访中,北爱尔兰的民主联盟国会议员似乎要发动一场互飚调查的战争。
Separate votes for each community might have produced blockage on the unionist side .
各个社区的单独投票可能给两面派带来了难处。
Peter robinson , northern ireland 's unionist first minister and a hardline protestant , broke with tradition by attending the funeral mass .
皮特罗宾森是北爱尔兰团结党的第一部长和强硬派新教徒,他打破惯例参加了葬礼集会。
Mr mcguinness developed a cosy working relationship with mr paisley , and now enjoys a similarly close one with his successor , peter robinson , the unionist first minister .
Nationalists and republicans , who had been nervous about mr cameron 's professed leanings towards the unionist cause , said they were impressed by his speed in endorsing lord saville 's stark conclusions .