Politics · 9 hours ago
DUP MP Carla Lockhart Quits Party Officer Role Over Drumcree
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Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has resigned as a Democratic Unionist Party officer, saying she cannot help shape strategy while having concerns about how the party is responding to the Drumcree dispute. She argues consequences need to come faster. Leader Gavin Robinson said he would rather she had not quit and that she remains a key part of the team. She remains in the party.
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