Statement

ARE THE UUP LINING UP TO KNIFE HERMON?

Posted on: September 14, 2009

North Down DUP MLA Peter Weir has responded to the resignation of Ian Parsley from Alliance to work for a Tory think-tank.

Peter Weir said:

“This is an intriguing development. Since the European election, Ian has managed to travel quite a distance. At the time of the European election, he was describing himself as the most pro-European candidate. Now he has joined a supposedly Eurosceptic party. People will want to know what has prompted such a move. Suggestions of candidature for Westminster elections have been floated by commentators.

Reg Empey needs to come clean. Is this an opening prelude to deselecting Lady Hermon? This is an important question and it won’t be going away. The people of North Down deserve to know if the UUP, in order to appease their Tory bosses are going to stab their single MP in the back and replace her on the ticket with Ian Parsley”, said the DUP MLA.