Paisley to stand down as Euro MP

Ian Paisley will quit the European Parliament in June, he announced today.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2004 - 12:50

Ian Paisley will quit the European Parliament in June, he announced today.

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.

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