Ahead of their party conference, Deputy Leader Robbie Butler told Belfast Live that online trolling has been a barrier for some women within the party when it comes to putting themselves forward for selection
The Ulster Unionist Party have selected Diana Armstrong as the new MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone after Tom Elliott was appointed to the House of Lords.
Speaking to Belfast Live ahead of their party conference this weekend, Deputy Leader Robbie Butler addressed the gender imbalance within the party, who, of the five main parties in Northern Ireland are the only political party not to have had a female leader and, prior to Diana Armstrong's selection, less than 20 per cent of their elected representatives were female.
Politics Stormont Fermanagh And South Tyrone (Constituency) Co Fermanagh
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