Purvis new PUP leader

The PUP have selected, Dawn Purvis, Chair of that party and currently an independent member of the Policing Board, to replace David Ervine as their new leader – as well as replacing him in his assembly seat.. whether she will have any more influence than Mr Ervine on the UVF’s long-delayed decision to disarm remains to be seen.. Adds Dawn Purvis is “deeply honoured”..

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