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DUP MP Nigel Dodds in hospital after taking ill | DUP MP Nigel Dodds in hospital after taking ill |
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Democratic Unionist Party MP Nigel Dodds has been taken to hospital after falling ill. | |
It is believed Mr Dodds, 54, took ill in the party office in London on Wednesday morning. | It is believed Mr Dodds, 54, took ill in the party office in London on Wednesday morning. |
The North Belfast MP was in Westminster to attend the House of Commons. | |
Mr Dodds is the leader of the DUP at Westminster and has been the party's MP for North Belfast since 2001. | |
BBC Northern Ireland's political editor Mark Devenport said: "My understanding is that he was preparing for Prime Minister's Questions at noon today. | |
"He was inside the DUP's office when he complained of a severe headache. He was taken ill and was rushed to hospital. | |
"He is now in hospital in London undergoing tests. | |
"It is also my understanding that his wife, Diane, who is the DUP's MEP, was in Brussels but has flown over to be beside her husband in London." |