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Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

DUP MLA Jim Wells has said he would consider running against the party in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections if Edwin Poots is not selected as its candidate in South Down. Mr Wells, who has been deselected by the party, said he currently had no ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots has failed in a bid to switch constituencies in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly elections. Mr Poots, a current Lagan Valley MLA, had tried to secure a seat in the South Down constituency and was interviewed ...

28 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots will try to switch constituencies in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly elections. A party source has confirmed that Mr Poots, a current Lagan Valley MLA, will instead try to secure a seat in the South Down ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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DUP leader denies he encouraged Poots to run in South Down

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he did not encourage his colleague Edwin Poots to switch constituencies to stand in South Down just days before party officers rejected his nomination. Sir Jeffrey insisted it is not his job to determine ...

04 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Northern Ireland

MOT vehicle testing system ‘an uncoordinated shambles’, says DUP

The MOT vehicle testing system in Northern Ireland is an “uncoordinated shambles”, a DUP MLA has claimed. Diane Forsythe said that some motorists were currently being given test dates in 2023 and called for action from Stormont’s ...

27 Aug 2022 at 15:33

Poots unlikely to return to Lagan Valley to seek DUP nomination

Agriculture minister Edwin Poots is unlikely to return to Lagan Valley to contest his current Assembly seat in May’s Stormont elections, it is understood. On Friday night party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate ...

31 Jan 2022 at 19:56

Northern Ireland

Alliance ‘makes history’ in South Down as Diane Forsythe reclaims seat for DUP

The Alliance Party “made history” in South Down by winning its first seat in the constituency, as the Sinn Fein MLAs used their acceptance speeches to put pressure on the DUP to form an Executive. In what was representative ...

07 May 2022 at 19:25

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Wells speaks of ‘deep hurt’ at how his political career ended

DUP veteran Jim Wells has spoken of his “deep hurt” at the way his political career has ended after he was deselected by the party as a Stormont candidate. Mr Wells also told of his concerns at the current political ...

31 Jan 2022 at 16:55

Northern Ireland

Campaign to change NI’s Commonwealth Games flag ‘ill-advised’, says minister

A campaign to change the flag representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games is “ill-advised” and should be scrapped, a Stormont minister has said. DUP Social Development Minister Gordon Lyons, who has ...

26 Nov 2024 at 15:32

Northern Ireland

Paul Givan ‘confident’ DUP candidate will win after top party officers quit

The former first minister said he is confident the DUP candidate in South Down will get elected – despite some of the party’s officers resigning to back a rival in the TUV. DUP MLA Paul Givan said unionist ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Northern Ireland

Wells resigns from DUP as he urges voters to back TUV candidate

A veteran DUP representative has announced his resignation from the party as he declared his support for a candidate from the rival TUV in the Stormont elections. Jim Wells, who has been the DUP’s ...

12 Apr 2022 at 10:55

Northern Ireland

MOT vehicle testing system ‘an uncoordinated shambles’, says DUP

23 Aug 2022 at 17:13

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