North Down Alliance councillor, David Alderdice, has called on Slyvia Hermon to consider her position in the UUP over the decision to accept the PUP’s David Ervine as a member of the UUP Assembly group. Alliance votes proved crucial in the UUP holding the seat, could a long-term consequence of the Ervine decision be a end to this electoral pact?
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