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Lord Trimble's widow backs Liz Truss for Tory leadership

Widow of NobelPeace Prize winnerDavid TrimbleendorsesLiz Trussin leadership race and she said he was confident in his beliefs. Her late husband's peace legacy in Northern Ireland"will be safe with her."

Mrs. Trimble said one of her late husband's last actions was to express her support for her.

Lord Trimble, the former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, died last month of illness at the age of 77.

He was one of the key architects of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, which ended decades of conflict in the region. SDLP leader Jon Hume.

One of the last things he did before we lost him was , was to ask his son to collect votes. Mrs. Trimble

The power-sharing structure Lord Trimble helped create in the landmark 1998 agreement is now in limbo as the DUP has blocked its creation. A photo of government officials protesting the Brexit protocol in Northern Ireland.

Mrs. Trimble wrote:

"I know David was thinking the same thing.

"One of the last things he did before we lost him was voting for Liz. I asked my son to collect the ballots so I could.

"He asserted that she was what the country needed, and I agree.

"She has already demonstrated her determination and courage in the face of opposition to our most precious asset, and that her husband's legacy, peace in Northern Ireland, is safe for her."

Lady Trimble, whose real name is Daphne Orr, is an academic who has served on the Northern Ireland Equality Commission and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble with his wife Daphne (Paul Face/PA)

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The article she cited said unionism was a core value of the Conservative Party "under threat", largely as a result of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which she supports Mr Truss.

She said the protocol "jeopardizes hard-earned gains."

"In David's words, 'Drive coaches and horses through pacts.'

'We need a solution,'" she wrote.

"It will not be easy, but the alternative is the continued political impasse in Northern Ireland, the continued disenchantment of the Unionist community, and the eventual collapse of the British structure.

She added that it would take an "iron will" to pass the Protocol bill through Congress.

But she said, "It is essential to show the European Union that it will do whatever it takes to restore the political system in Northern Ireland and provide the UK with an adequate solution. Yes,' she said.