Limp and lifeless. Sidelined and ignored. Getting the IRA to abandon their habits was never going to be easy. Persuading nationalists away from a United Ireland towards a more constructive agenda was always going to be a struggle. But today's Northern Ireland is a better place for our struggle.
Unionism is stronger too.
I brought it back to the very heart of the political process. I put it back on the agenda. I secured an internal settlement. I want to move unionism closer to the heart of British politics. This party has taken huge risks for peace.