The UUP leader said the plan backed by the DUP and TUV would not be able to represent differing positions among the parties.
Doug Beattie said local councillor Diana Armstrong had already been selected as its candidate in the constituency
Outlining his rationale for opposing the strategy backed by the DUP and TUV, Mr Beattie suggested it would be impossible for one candidate to represent parties with very different positions on such key issues as the return of Stormont devolution and the deal the DUP struck with the UK Government on post-Brexit trade barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
“The reality being any ‘unity’ candidate would be undermined with just a basic level of scrutiny. They would not be able to deliver a unified message.
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