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DUP revolt over first minister confirmation

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DUP in disarray after majority of party's MLAs and MPs vote against leader Edwin Poots' decision to nominate a Stormont First Minister. Twenty-four voted against going ahead with the nomination process following heated exchanges during an internal party meeting. Mr Poots and new First Minister Paul Givan reportedly walked out of the tense meeting at Parliament Buildings before the vote.

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Irish Independent

DUP to hold crisis talks after Poots defies party reps to nominate Paul Givan as First Minister

A crisis meeting of the DUP is to be held on Thursday afternoon after Edwin Poots defied party representatives to go ahead with nominating Paul Givan as First Minister.

3 years ago·Ireland

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Belfast Live

DUP in disarray as majority vote against nominating First Minister

Twenty-four voted against going ahead with the nomination process following heated exchanges during an internal meeting

3 years ago·Belfast, United Kingdom

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Channel 4

Northern Ireland’s new DUP leader Edwin Poots faces backlash over first minister nomination

After only three weeks in the job, the new leader of the DUP, Edwin Poots is facing a challenge from within his own party.A sizeable number of DUP members of the Stormont assembly and some of its MPs reacted with fury after he struck a deal over the status of the Irish language in Northern Ireland.Our home affairs correspondent Andy Davies reports.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Edwin Poots Is 'On His Way Out' Just 5 Weeks After Being Elected DUP Leader

DUP leader Edwin Poots is set to be told today that his party has lost confidence in his leadership just weeks after electing him as leader.

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NewsLetter UK

Majority of DUP MLAs and MPs vote against Edwin Poots’s decision to nominate First Minister

It is understood a significant majority of DUP MLAs and MPs have voted against Edwin Poots’s decision to nominate a Stormont First Minister.

3 years ago·Portadown, United Kingdom

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DUP revolt over first minister confirmation

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DUP to hold crisis talks after Poots defies party reps to nominate Paul Givan as First Minister

DUP to hold crisis talks after Poots defies party reps to nominate Paul Givan as First Minister

DUP in disarray as majority vote against nominating First Minister

DUP in disarray as majority vote against nominating First Minister

Northern Ireland’s new DUP leader Edwin Poots faces backlash over first minister nomination

Northern Ireland’s new DUP leader Edwin Poots faces backlash over first minister nomination

Edwin Poots Is 'On His Way Out' Just 5 Weeks After Being Elected DUP Leader

Edwin Poots Is 'On His Way Out' Just 5 Weeks After Being Elected DUP Leader

Majority of DUP MLAs and MPs vote against Edwin Poots’s decision to nominate First Minister

Majority of DUP MLAs and MPs vote against Edwin Poots’s decision to nominate First Minister

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