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TUV in first minister job pledge | TUV in first minister job pledge |
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The TUV leader has said his party will use any leverage it has in a hung parliament to reverse rules over the NI first minister's job. | |
Mr Allister said that the rules could hand the first minister's job to Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness. | Mr Allister said that the rules could hand the first minister's job to Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness. |
He said the St Andrew's rule change which allowed the largest party to enter the office instead of the largest designation must be reversed. | |
Mr Allister was launching his party's manifesto. | Mr Allister was launching his party's manifesto. |
He accused the DUP of allowing this change to happen so the party could scare unionists into backing it in polls. | He accused the DUP of allowing this change to happen so the party could scare unionists into backing it in polls. |
He said unionists must work at Westminster to change the rule. | He said unionists must work at Westminster to change the rule. |
Under the Good Friday Agreement, the top post went to the group or designation with the largest number of voters therefore securing the job for unionism for some time. | Under the Good Friday Agreement, the top post went to the group or designation with the largest number of voters therefore securing the job for unionism for some time. |
Launching his party's manifesto, Mr Allister said the TUV party was an insurance policy for unionists and a brake on mandatory coalition. | Launching his party's manifesto, Mr Allister said the TUV party was an insurance policy for unionists and a brake on mandatory coalition. |
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He said he wanted to see voluntary coalition in the assembly, adding the TUV would not join any government that involved Sinn Fein. | He said he wanted to see voluntary coalition in the assembly, adding the TUV would not join any government that involved Sinn Fein. |
He said rules should be changed to ensure anyone with a terrorist conviction cannot be a minister. | He said rules should be changed to ensure anyone with a terrorist conviction cannot be a minister. |
Mr Allister said the DUP's "unexplained links to property developers" was an issue on the doorsteps. | Mr Allister said the DUP's "unexplained links to property developers" was an issue on the doorsteps. |
And he demanded to know why UTV's Ken Reid was the only correspondent being allowed to see legal advice which Mr Robinson says clears him. | And he demanded to know why UTV's Ken Reid was the only correspondent being allowed to see legal advice which Mr Robinson says clears him. |
He accused Mr Robinson of engaging in "DIY vindication". | |
The party is standing in 10 out of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies. | The party is standing in 10 out of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies. |
The main points of the TUV manifesto include: | |