Donaldson has short grey hair and is wearing a blue suit, white shirt and patterned tie. He has round black metal glasses. Image source, PA Media
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Donaldson appearing at a previous court appearance in June 2026

ByMandy McAuley and Stephen Dempster, BBC Spotlight
  • Published21 October 2026, 15:11 BST
Updated 11 minutes ago

Jeffrey Donaldson is to be interviewed by London police about an alleged rape of a woman inside the Houses of Parliament, the BBC can reveal.

The disgraced former MP and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader has been accused of raping the woman in Westminster in 2016, at the very heart of the political establishment.