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Memorable quotes from the Stormont election campaign

Here is a collection of key quotes from Northern Ireland’s election campaign. “I will not be going back into an executive that is required to implement a protocol that harms Northern Ireland every day” – DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson on his call ...

05 May 2022 at 12:55

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 ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:55

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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

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 for South ...

31 Jan 2022 at 19:56

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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 direction of the ...

31 Jan 2022 at 16:55

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 Assembly representative in South ...

12 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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Poots insists he ‘hasn’t gone away’ after South Down selection blow

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots has insisted that he “hasn’t gone away” after he failed to secure the party’s nomination to run in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in the South Down constituency. Mr Poots also said that he ...

02 Feb 2022 at 10:55

Northern Ireland

DUP veteran Wells urges voters to back candidate from TUV

A veteran DUP representative has declared his support for a candidate from the rival TUV in the Stormont elections. Jim Wells, who has been the DUP’s Assembly representative in South Down since 1998, has called on voters to ...

12 Apr 2022 at 09:55

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