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Doug Beattie quits as Ulster Unionist Party leader

Doug Beattie has quit as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, citing “irreconcilable differences” with party officers for the shock move. Mr Beattie issued a statement confirming he was standing down after a morning of intense speculation over his ...

19 Aug 2024 at 11:15

Northern Ireland

DUP ‘won’t be distracted by sellout posters’ – Lyons

The DUP “won’t be distracted” by a poster campaign urging against a “sellout”, party MLA Gordon Lyons has said. Political posters stating “Stop DUP sellout”, condemned as “intimidatory”, have been put up across Northern Ireland, including outside ...

18 Dec 2023 at 18:07

Northern Ireland

Allister unseats Paisley in shock victory in North Antrim

There has been a “seismic political earthquake” in North Antrim, TUV leader Jim Allister said as he was elected the constituency’s MP. It meant Ian Paisley Jr lost the seat he has held since 2010, in a shock end to a family dynasty in the region....

05 Jul 2024 at 07:35

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein makes strong start as local government election votes counted

Sinn Fein appears to have made a strong start as the first results of Northern Ireland local government elections emerge. By 3pm on Friday, the party was leading the way with 29 councillors elected ahead of the DUP with 18 seats, the Alliance ...

19 May 2023 at 15:41

Northern Ireland

Nominations open for next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party

Nominations have opened for the next leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. Party officers met virtually on Tuesday morning to agree the process to replace outgoing leader Doug Beattie, who announced his resignation on Monday. However it is ...

20 Aug 2024 at 16:29

Local News

LISTEN: CDP Political Podcast: Ep4: Cllr Richard Holmes

County Derry UUP councillor Richard Holmes set to assume the chain of office in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council this evening, taking over from DUP Mayor Mark Fielding. The Garvagh man has wasted no time in making his presence ...

07 Jun 2021 at 10:58

Northern Ireland

Mike Nesbitt to make first speech as UUP leader remotely

Mike Nesbitt will deliver his first speech as the new Ulster Unionist leader remotely after he failed to recover from Covid in time to attend the party’s annual conference. The party had been confident that Mr Nesbitt, who is also ...

27 Sept 2024 at 17:34

Northern Ireland

New contenders for perennially close race in Fermanagh and South Tyrone

The most westerly constituency in this week’s General Election is set for a familiar race between unionism and republicanism in what is often a photo finish. Fermanagh and South Tyrone has been decided by fewer than 60 votes on ...

02 Jul 2024 at 11:00

Derry News

Brexit: 'Unionism must abandon desire for domination' says former leading UUP figure

As the second missed Brexit deadline this year passes today, a former leading member of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) from the city has critiqued unionism's approach to the UK's departure from the European Union. Terry ...

31 Oct 2019 at 08:00

Northern Ireland

Mike Nesbitt to become Ulster Unionist leader for second time

Mike Nesbitt will be the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) after he was the only declared candidate when nominations closed. Mr Nesbitt, 67, who is currently Northern Ireland’s health minister, will be ...

30 Aug 2024 at 16:39

Northern Ireland

Latest attempt to restore powersharing at Stormont ends in failure

The latest attempt to restore the powersharing institutions at Stormont has failed, after the DUP branded a recall of the Assembly a “stunt”. The party had been urged by Sinn Fein to drop its executive boycott to ...

07 Dec 2022 at 15:47

Election

AE22: Plus ça change likely across County Derry's constituencies

AE22: Plus ça change likely across County Derry's constituencies The Executive party leaders have now squirmed under the lights of both the UTV and BBC studios, with the latter on Tuesday night causing the most ...

04 May 2022 at 16:43

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