Organisation: UK Unionist Party

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Taoiseach leads tributes to Conor Cruise O’Brien

The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, has been leading tributes for former government minister and journalist Conor Cruise O'Brien, who died last night at the age of 91.

Could we bridge the great divide?

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Moderates go south in Assembly elections

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DUP members 'unhappy' with power sharing deal

Posturing on oath would be disastrous

Blair must back up Trimble in his struggle for the soul of the UUP

Sunningdale must not be repeated

A “realignment” in unionism, as demanded

Tue, 24 Jun, 2003

Donaldson stays in UUP but resigns whip

Hardline Ulster Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson announced today he was remaining in the party but resigning the whip in Westminister with immediate effect.

Mon, 23 Jun, 2003

Anti-Agreement Armitage resigns from UUP

Pauline Armitage, a former member of the Northern Assembly, has resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party in protest at the policies of party leader David Trimble.

Wed, 11 Jun, 2003

Trimble walks out of Stormont talks

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble today walked out of round table talks at Stormont.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2002

NIUP deputy leader to resign from Assembly

The deputy leader of the Northern Ireland Unionist Party has announced his intention to resign from the Assembly at the next Stormont elections.

Thu, 26 Sep, 2002

Row erupts over Stormont pay rise

A row has erupted in the Stormont assembly about a proposed pay rise, taking members wages to about £45,000 (€73,000) a year.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2002

Trimble’s First Minister bid doomed, says DUP

Hard-line Democratic Unionists were tonight preparing for new Northern Ireland Assembly elections after predicting that David Trimble’s bid to be restored as First Minister is doomed.

Sun, 28 Oct, 2001

Candidates face off in election hotseat

On a hot sunny morning the next MP for North Down was meeting supporters among the shoppers in Bangor’s weekly market.

Mon, 28 May, 2001

'Blackmailed' UUP man defends election stand-down

A former mayor, forced to pull out of a bid to stand in the General Election in Northern Ireland after a blackmail attempt, insists he took the right action.

Thu, 10 May, 2001

Pre-election boost for Trimble

David Trimble's electoral hopes of seeing-off a challenge from Ian Paisley's DUP were given a boost last night when a pro-Agreement candidate won the party nomination in North Down.

Thu, 10 May, 2001