Chris Heaton-Harris has announced that he will not be standing at the next general election; Elected to Parliament in 2010 he has served in a number of ministerial jobs, most recently as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
The Alliance Party has selected Sian Mulholland MLA as their candidate for North Antrim in the upcoming general election; a seat currently held by the Democratic Unionist Party with a 12k majority.
Baroness Foster is set to be announced as the Chair of InterTrade UK, a new body established to ‘maximise the full range of East-West trading opportunities’; The SDLP have questioned the appointment.
The Democratic Unionist Party’s former Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Ivor Wallace, has resigned from the party stating he is ‘unhappy with recent events’.
Following the resignation of Ross McMullan from Belfast City Council, Alliance has selected Hedley Abernethy as their new Ormiston councillor.
The Alliance Party has selected Alderman Richard Stewart to contest the general election in East Londonderry; The seat is currently held by the Democratic Unionist Party’s Gregory Campbell.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has announced that the Minister for the Economy Conor Murphy will stand down from his role in the Executive on medical grounds, with Deirdre Hargey to take over on an interim basis.
The Ulster Unionist Party has today announced their candidate for Mid Ulster in the upcoming general election. Jay Basra will attempt to gain the seat from current holders Sinn Féin.
Ross McMullan has stepped down as Alliance councillor for Ormiston on Belfast City Council saying that “the right decision is to give way to allow someone new to take on this amazing role”.
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