Entire Derry Sinn Féin leadership asked to stand aside

It came after a long investigation into the local group regarding election performance and governance

Elisha McCallion: In the UK general election, the then-MP lost the Foyle seat to the SDLP's Colum Eastwood by more than 17,000 votes. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The entire leadership of Derry Sinn Féin has been asked to stand aside, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Multiple sources within the party North and South have confirmed that a number of individuals in the Derry Comhairle Ceantair were stood aside last week after a long investigation into the local group regarding election performance and governance.