Blighe asks Electoral Commission to examine process to replace him as Ireland First leader 

Derek Blighe, a construction worker by trade, resigned as leader of the Ireland First party in April. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The anti-migrant campaigner Derek Blighe has asked the Electoral Commission to examine the process to replace him as leader of the far-right Ireland First group.

Mr Blighe resigned from the Ireland First party in April, saying he wants to “resume other ambitions” and “cannot be involved in party politics at the moment”.