Gavin James Robinson is a Northern Irish unionist politician and barrister, serving as interim Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since March 2024. He continues to serve as Deputy DUP Leader, a position he has served in since June 2023. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Belfast East in the UK House of Commons since the 2015 general election. He was Lord Mayor of Belfast in 2012–2013. Robinson is the DUP Spokesperson for Defence and Home Affairs.

Sir Jeffrey Mark Donaldson is a British politician who served as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) from 2021 to 2024 and leader of the DUP in the UK House of Commons from 2019 to 2024. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lagan Valley since 1997.