Mike Nesbitt will become the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) 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.

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Mike Nesbitt to be new UUP leader

Mike Nesbitt confirms he will once again lead the Ulster Unionist Party - subject to ratification next month.

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UUP: Mike Nesbitt confirms he will become party leader

Mike Nesbitt will be the new leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) after he was the only declared candidate when nominations closed.

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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".

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Mike Nesbitt: Former journalist to be leader of Ulster Unionist Party for second time

Mike Nesbitt started his first tenure as Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader by declaring he wanted to make history and the 67 year old is set to do that 12 years later

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Mike Nesbitt set to make history with his second turn as UUP leader

Nominations for next party leader closed at 4.40pm this afternoon and Nesbitt was the only declared candidate.

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Mike Nesbitt to become Ulster Unionist Party leader for a second time

Mike Nesbitt has returned to lead the Ulster Unionist Party for the second time, after facing no last-minute challenge for the job he quit in 2017 – saying that this time he knows what he’s letting himself in for.

Northern Ireland World

Mike Nesbitt confirmed as new UUP leader - as some party officers face an uncertain future

Mike Nesbitt started his first tenure as Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader by declaring he wanted to make history. The 67-year-old is set to do that 12 years later in a more unexpected manner than perhaps anticipated by becoming the first person to take the helm of the UUP for a second time. The unusual situation came about following an out-of-the-blue resignation announcement from the outgoing leader Doug Beattie last week. Mr Nesbitt was the …

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Former broadcaster set to make history with second turn as UUP leader

The health minister made a plea to party colleagues not to wash their dirty linen in public.

Mike Nesbitt: Former journalist to be leader of Ulster Unionist Party for second time

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