TUV calls for unity Pro-British candidate in Mid Ulster
31 December 2012
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:-
“With Crown Steward McGuinness having quit as Mid Ulster MP, now is the time for a single anti-Sinn Fein candidate to maximise the pro-British vote in the upcoming by-election.
“With both the DUP and UUP aligned to Sinn Fein in government it is unlikely that such a unifying candidate could emerge from their ranks. I am, therefore, calling on both to join TUV in declaring a willingness to secure a unity candidate.
“The recent assault on our Britishness, epitomised by the tearing down of the Union flag from Belfast City Hall, touched a raw but unifying nerve within Unionism. Now, is an opportunity to take that forward in a practical fashion in Mid Ulster, directing the energies of all into maximising the pro-Union vote in this cockpit constituency.”
