UUP whip replaced after Tory clash claims

A senior Ulster Unionist was tonight replaced as chief whip amid claims from the DUP he was sacked after clashing with his party’s would-be partners – the UK's Conservative Party.

The UUP said Strangford Assembly member David McNarry was leaving the Stormont role to concentrate on the progress of two private members bills in the devolved assembly. He is being replaced by North Belfast representative Fred Cobain.