Second SF MLA quits party in protest at policing moves

A second Sinn Féin Assembly member has quit the party in protest at its imminent moves to endorse the PSNI in the North.

Wed, 17 Jan, 2007 - 08:27

A second Sinn Féin Assembly member has quit the party in protest at its imminent moves to endorse the PSNI in the North.

Mid-Ulster MLA Geraldine Dougan, from Co Tyrone, joins her Newry/Armagh colleague Davy Hyland in deciding to leave the party because of its handling of the policing issue.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Mid-Ulster Place: Co Tyrone Place: Newry Place: Armagh Place: Stormont Person: Geraldine Dougan Person: Davy Hyland Organisation: Second SF MLA Organisation: Sinn Féin Organisation: PSNI Organisation: Sinn Féin Assembly

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