When Peter Robinson became first minister of Northern Ireland in 2008, Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness said Stormont's "honeymoon period" was over. As a founder member of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Mr Robinson had spent almost 30 years in Ian Paisley's shadow before taking over the top job. But his relationship with his partners in government was a colder affair. During his tenure, it looked many times like the DUP's so-called "love-in" with Sinn Féin was heading for a divorce. For much of his career, Peter Robinson emulated the uncompromising, hardline unionism of his mentor - the late Ian Paisley. But he is likely to be remembered as a shrewd political strategist who helped to...
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