The UUP leader said the plan backed by the DUP and TUV would not be able to represent differing positions among the parties.
A disagreement has emerged between the DUP and UPP over a proposal to run a unionist unity candidate in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.
But DUP interim leader Gavin Robinson said that discussions began on such a strategy last year “long before any election was called”, and hit out at “selfish party interests”. “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.
Mr Robinson said in a statement: “The DUP has not contested this Westminster seat since 2005 despite being the largest party in the constituency.
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