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Vice sindaco UUP di Castlereagh passa al DUP

UUP Deputy Mayor defects to DUP

The UUP Deputy Mayor for Castlereagh has defected to the DUP, citing “warring factions” within the party amongst his reasons for leaving.

David Drysdale | DUPDavid Drysdale handed in his resignation on Friday.

He has served as an Ulster Unionist councillor for the Castlereagh East area since 2001, but said he has grown “disillusioned” with the party’s direction.

“I got involved in politics to help people and make the area I represent a better place,” Mr Drysdale said.

“The UUP hasn’t the strategy, either in Castlereagh or anywhere else in Northern Ireland to deliver such change. It has ceased being a political party in the normal sense that people understand and has become a loose confederation of warring factions.”

Mr Drysdale also criticised the UCUNF pact between the UUP and Conservatives, which he called “regressive”.

“The Tory link-up, started by Reg Empey and built upon further by Tom Elliott shows that the UUP is prepared to align itself with regressive forces targeting the most vulnerable in our community,” he continued.

Speaking on Sunday, DUP Leader Peter Robinson welcomed the move, saying: “David is one of my local councillors and I know he has a good reputation as a hard-working representative who cares passionately about the community.

“He will be a valuable addition to the DUP team in Castlereagh and in East Belfast as a whole.”

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