Up to eight DUP MLAs may not stand in the next Stormont Assembly elections due to be held next year, according to a senior party source. While it is understood that George Robinson, DUP MLA for East Londonderry, will also retire ahead of the election. The DUP currently has 26 MLAs sitting in the Assembly at Stormont. However, it is safe to say that a number of my colleagues have indicated they won’t stand again,” he said. Despite the suggested numbers, a party source told the newspaper it would be “totally wrong” to suggest any kind of “purge”.

Source: The Times December 06, 2021 08:57 UTC