Is Emma Little-Pengelly the perfect fit to become DUP’s first deputy first minister?
Sharp and a savvy media performer, many in the party feels she has what it takes to line up against Michelle O’Neill
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly
Emma Little-Pengelly is going places — and it’s not to the jungle. The Lagan Valley MLA is front-runner to be deputy first minister if the DUP returns to power-sharing in the autumn.
Some of the party’s male Assembly members have made it clear privately that they’re not interested in the role. Their critics claim that being number two to Michelle O’Neill is psychologically too big a step for them.
