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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

DUP focus ‘undiminished’ despite ‘difficult and shocking’ Donaldson resignation

Northern Ireland

Robinson: Days since Donaldson’s resignation ‘incredibly difficult and shocking’

The DUP’s focus remains “undiminished” despite an “incredibly difficult and shocking” six days since the resignation of former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has said. Sir Jeffrey quit last Friday after ...

04 Apr 2024 at 14:31

Northern Ireland

DUP ‘willing to step aside’ in Fermanagh-South Tyrone for pro-union candidate

The DUP would be “willing to stand aside” in Fermanagh-South Tyrone for a non-party pro-union candidate, interim leader Gavin Robinson has said. There were phone calls between unionist leaders on Friday evening around the potential ...

27 May 2024 at 12:20

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 ...

07 Jun 2021 at 10:58

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 ...

02 Jul 2024 at 11:00

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 help ...

07 Dec 2022 at 15:47

Derry News

Derry representatives say unionist councillors have pulled out of bonfire working group

Unionist councillors on Derry City & Strabane District Council have withdrawn from a group which aims to ease community tensions ahead of bonfire season and ensure the pyres are free from toxic materials. The local ...

14 Jun 2021 at 21:49

Northern Ireland

Robin Swann to switch constituencies in bid to unseat DUP MP

Former Stormont health minister Robin Swann has put his name forward to be the Ulster Unionist Party’s (UUP) candidate in South Antrim in the next general election. Mr Swann, currently an MLA in North Antrim, will ...

26 Jan 2024 at 09:26

Northern Ireland

UK defence firms could do more to help arm Ukraine, says Lord Cameron

British defence companies could do more to boost weapons production and help arm Ukraine, Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said. The Cabinet minister was unable to tell peers how much military aid the UK would ...

05 Dec 2023 at 18:41

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