Paisley ‘would battle with TUV’
Ian Paisley Jnr has said he would stand for election in North Antrim in the Westminster election if his father stood down.
After Jim Allister was defeated in the European election on Monday, he suggested he would stand in the DUP heartland in the next Westminster poll.
Mr Paisley Jnr said on Tuesday he would not shy away from a battle with the Traditional Unionist Voice leader.
Meanwhile, Danny Kinahan has been confirmed as a UUP MLA in South Antrim.
Mr Kinahan, who replaces David Burnside who resigned earlier this year, is the first member of the Assembly to be returned under new arrangements.
A by-election is no longer required following the death or resignation of an MLA.
