UKUP leader stands down to give DUP clear run

A former MP today gave the Democratic Unionists a clear run in a bid to wrest away a safe Ulster Unionist seat in the general election.

UKUP leader stands down to give DUP clear run
Mon, 11 Apr, 2005 - 16:20

A former MP today gave the Democratic Unionists a clear run in a bid to wrest away a safe Ulster Unionist seat in the general election.

UK Unionist leader Robert McCartney, who served as North Down MP between 1995 and 2001, confirmed he would not be standing in the constituency at the election.

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