Allister voice will ‘gain momentum’
TUV leader Jim Allister says his will be a strong voice that “gains momentum” at Stormont, despite being the party’s only representative.
Mr Allister, who took a seat in the North Antrim constituency, has long spoken of his desire to be an ‘Opposition’ at Stormont.
However, as the lone TUV representative amongst 108 MLAs, there have been suggestions that he will struggle to make his voice heard.
“I’ll be a strong voice because the cause we have is right and needs to be made,” he argued.
“It has been silent too long and as it is made I think it will gain momentum.”
Mr Allister – who picked up 4,061 first preference votes – was elected despite failing to reach the quota, while his former party the DUP topped the poll.
He said low voter turnout played its part, adding: “It’s not how you get to Stormont it’s what you do when you get there and I know what I will do.
“I have a mission. I will be a thorn in the side of the DUP/Sinn Féin coalition. As you can see my election has left them smarting.”
