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Jeffrey Donaldson’s peace ‘institute’ changes name after authorities step in

Exclusive: New DUP leader’s company, which has received Foreign Office funding, rebranded after questions over right to call itself an ‘institute’

By Peter Geoghegan and Martin Williams
Jeffrey Donaldson’s peace ‘institute’ changes name after authorities step in
Jeffrey Donaldson has faced defections from his party
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A peace-building business headed by new Democratic Unionist leader Jeffrey Donaldson ‘rebranded’ after being contacted by Companies House over its use of the word ‘institute’ without permission.

The Causeway Institute of Peace-building and Conflict Resolution (CIPCR International), which is based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, has been running since 2010. It is owned by Donaldson’s brother Kingsley. Jeffrey chairs the advisory board.

Donaldson, who was appointed DUP leader last month, is a long-term critic of the Good Friday Agreement and has promised to oppose the Northern Ireland protocol.

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