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Alliance Party holding annual conference | Alliance Party holding annual conference |
(about 5 hours later) | |
The Alliance Party meets on the outskirts of Belfast on Saturday for its annual conference. | |
Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) Eamon Gilmore is among the guest speakers. | Irish Deputy Prime Minister (Tanaiste) Eamon Gilmore is among the guest speakers. |
On Friday night, at a pre-conference dinner, Alliance members were addressed by the retiring deputy chief constable Judith Gillespie. | On Friday night, at a pre-conference dinner, Alliance members were addressed by the retiring deputy chief constable Judith Gillespie. |
On Saturday, party leader David Ford is expected to paint a picture of a growing, confident party. | On Saturday, party leader David Ford is expected to paint a picture of a growing, confident party. |
However, it is a party which has faced a turbulent time since the role it played in the decision to stop flying the union flag every day at Belfast City Hall. | However, it is a party which has faced a turbulent time since the role it played in the decision to stop flying the union flag every day at Belfast City Hall. |
But most attention is expected to focus on the speech by the party's European candidate Anna Lo. | But most attention is expected to focus on the speech by the party's European candidate Anna Lo. |
She caused a storm among unionists this week by declaring her preference for a united Ireland and referring to Northern Ireland as artificial. | She caused a storm among unionists this week by declaring her preference for a united Ireland and referring to Northern Ireland as artificial. |
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