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Sylvia Goes It Alone

Mark Devenport | 10:34 UK time, Thursday, 25 March 2010

Not exactly a surprise after her very public falling out with her party over their link with the Conservatives, but the North Down MP Lady Sylvia Hermon has now resigned from the UUP. She has pledged to "fight to win" as an independent unionist, and all the indications are that the DUP (who were very warm towards her during Monday's justice debate in the Commons) are prepared to give her a helping hand by standing aside in North Down.

So we have the nightmare prospect for Sir Reg Empey of the UCUNF experiment losing him his only MP and any gains elsewhere still purely notional. A lot is riding on Mike Nesbitt, and whoever the Conservatives and Unionists finally settle on to fight South Antrim.

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