Traditional Unionist Voice
The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) party has announced that Councillor Timothy Gaston has been co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to replace Jim Allister, who was elected to Westminster in the general election.
Sinn Féin have kept their seven seats at Westminster, but have become the largest party as the Democratic Unionist Party have lost three MPs, taking them down to five seats. The SDLP keep their two seats, Alliance swap North Down for Lagan Valley, and the UUP and TUV join other parties on the green benches.
Traditional Unionist Voice have launched their manifesto for the 2024 Westminster election, with everything from the Protocol to Education and Sport outlined. We have picked out the key points in this article.
A new poll by LucidTalk has seen the Social Democratic and Labour Party have the biggest increase in support, gaining three points, as we approach the general election in July. The TUV saw the biggest drop in support, dropping three points to 5%.
Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage has endorsed two Democratic Unionist Party candidates in the general election, despite his party having an electoral partnership with Traditional Unionist Voice.
Leader of Traditional Unionist Voice, Jim Allister, has today announced this his party will field candidates throughout Northern Ireland, with exceptions in some constituencies.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced today that the next general election will be held on 4 July. Rumours have been circulating all day about the possibility of a summer election, and it’s now been confirmed by Rishi Sunak outside Downing Street.
TUV leader Jim Allister and Reform UK leader Richard Tice today formed a partnership to contest the upcoming general election, signing a ‘memorandum of understanding’.
David Clarke was co-opted to a seat on Mid & East Antrim Borough Council by the DUP in October 2023, but has since quit the party after ‘internal spats’ and has now joined the TUV.
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