Paisley to quit after 25 years as MEP

IAN PAISLEY will quit the European Parliament in June, he announced yesterday.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2004 - 00:00
Dan McGinn

Mr Paisley, who has topped a poll in Northern Ireland in every European Parliament election, confirmed at Stormont he would not be seeking re-election.

The DUP leader will remain the MP and Assembly member for North Antrim and will head his party's talks team and review of the Good Friday Agreement on February 3.

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