DUP and SF councillors resign over parties' new policies

The DUP and Sinn Féin have been hit by two resignations in protest at the latest moves to restore devolution in the North.

The DUP and Sinn Féin have been hit by two resignations in protest at the latest moves to restore devolution in the North.

Davy Tweed, a former Irish rugby international and councillor in Ian Paisley's Ballymena stronghold, has resigned from the party due to unease about the possibility of sharing power with Sinn Féin.

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