A mini-reshuffle by DUP leader Gavin Robinson sees Pam Cameron replaced in her role as Junior Minister in The Executive Office. Joanne Bunting will takeover in assisting Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.
Keith Elliot has stepped down as an Ennsikillen councillor after eleven years service. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has selected Aaron Elliot to take the seat on Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.
MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Deborah Erskine, has announced she will be taking some time away from the Assembly after receiving medical advice. The DUP MLA emphasised that she will not be stepping down and will return ‘when ready’.
Councillor Lawrie Philpott has quit the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and will continue the remainder of his term on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council as an independent.
Alderman Linda Clarke has been suspended from her role on Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council after she failed to declare an interest whilst her husband was addressing the planning committee.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill has called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign after he posted on social media about Larne Leisure Centre housing those that have fled their homes due to riots in Ballymena. DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said that Lyons will not be resigning.
Sinn Fein have seen a drop in support by two points in a recent poll by LucidTalk, but they are still maintaining their lead over the DUP, who are also down one point. The UUP and TUV are the only two parties from the main five to see a rise in support.
The DUP’s Gordon Lyons is set to attend his first GAA match in his capacity as the Minister for Communities. He has faced criticism for not yet doing so, as the Department for Communities has responsibility for sport.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has selected Ruth Lawrence as their new councillor for the Braid DEA. She replaces Beth Adger, who sadly passed away last month after a period of illness.
