Paisley future in doubt as son quits

THE future of the North’s First Minister, Ian Paisley, was last night in doubt after his son quit the power-sharing government at Stormont.

Paisley future in doubt as son quits

In what was arguably the biggest blow suffered by the Paisley political dynasty, the Democratic Unionist leader’s son Ian Jnr stepped down as a junior minister in the Executive.

In a statement read outside Stormont Castle insisting he was not resigning because of wrongdoing, Mr Paisley Jnr declared: “Personal criticisms, unfounded allegations, innuendo, attacks on me personally (have been) followed by ombudsman’s reports that have cleared me.

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