Split unionist vote would bolster SF’s border poll demands, says Foster as DUP launches manifesto

DUP leader Arlene Foster gets a selfie with party candidates

By Claire McNeilly

Arlene Foster has warned unionists that they must vote for the DUP or risk strengthening nationalist demands for a border poll.

The DUP leader also said her party was the only one strong enough to unite unionism during a speech at the launch of the party's 40-page manifesto for the forthcoming local council elections on May 2.