Quit or face leadership challenge, Trimble warned

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble will face a leadership challenge if he refuses to stand down within days, he was warned tonight.

Quit or face leadership challenge, Trimble warned
Mon, 08 Mar, 2004 - 17:17

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble will face a leadership challenge if he refuses to stand down within days, he was warned tonight.

South Antrim MP David Burnside said he expected someone would challenge Mr Trimble for the leadership after he came within two votes of facing a debate on his leadership among his Northern Ireland Assembly team.

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