Carla Lockhart urges DUP to remove Michelle O’Neill as First Minister

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 16:56 · Updated 02:21

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Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart called on fellow DUP members to remove First Minister Michelle O’Neill, while the party’s position and the Drumcree parade dispute form the context of her appeal. The available coverage also describes her call as opposing the DUP leader’s stance.

Carla Lockhart urged DUP colleagues to remove Michelle O’Neill from the First Minister’s office.
Lockhart said she opposed a partial response and called on party colleagues to take a stand; the centre-side headline says her position defied the DUP leader’s stance.
The Standard reports that the dispute arose amid tensions over the Drumcree parade and that the DUP agreed to block joint engagements with O’Neill.

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Key facts

MP: Carla Lockhart, Upper Bann MP
Request: Remove Michelle O’Neill as First Minister
Letter: Five pages, published on social media on Thursday
Party role: Lockhart said she had resigned as a DUP party officer over disagreement about the handling of Drumcree