Northern Ireland’s Foster to Step Down as First Minister, DUP Leader

Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP, leaves Downing Street following talks with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Sept. 10, 2019. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Arlene Foster said on Wednesday that she will quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and first minister of Northern Ireland.

She said she will leave her DUP role on May 28 and resign as first minister at the end of June.