Mr Nesbitt, who will replace outgoing leader Doug Beattie, said he plans to offer people a unionist party that is more 'relaxed', 'confident' and 'inclusive'.
Mike Nesbitt will become the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party after he was the only candidate to put their name forward. Nominations for the position closed on Friday to replace Doug Beattie who quit the top job last week after a dispute with party officers. Mr Nesbitt received the required 35 signatures from nine constituencies across Northern Ireland. The 67-year-old is currently health minister at Stormont and he will be formally ratified as leader at a party meeting on 15 September.
' Read more from Sky News:Labour MP calls for rethink on cut to winter fuel paymentCould you demand to work a four-day week?Watch: Deputy PM Angela Rayner raving in Ibiza Mr Beattie described 'irreconcilable differences' with party officers when he announced his departure on 19 August. The Upper Bann Assembly member and decorated Army veteran was elected UUP leader in 2021.
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