TUV leader Jim Allister suggested in an interview on BBC's Sunday Politics that there had been discussions on putting forward a unionist unity candidate for the seat
UUP leader Doug Beattie has distanced his party from plans to run a single unionist candidate in Fermanagh South Tyrone. Mr Beattie was speaking after TUV leader Jim Allister suggested on the BBC 's Sunday Politics that he had had discussions with the DUP around a pact in the marginal constituency.
On Friday the interim DUP leader Gavin Robinson said that he would "actively work with others to see if its possible to maximise unionist representation”. “ I think the best idea would be a non-party candidate who could embrace the support of all unionists. “The General Election is a long time coming; speculation led many to believe it would be held in May this year. That is why the Ulster Unionist Party selected and announced our candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone in January," he said.
Mr Beattie added that any ‘unity’ candidate would be undermined with just a basic level of scrutiny and that they would not be able to deliver a unified message.
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