“a faithful and loyal member of the Democratic Unionist Party..”

Someone has been leaking NI Executive briefing papers to the BBC about the multi-sports stadium at the Maze site. Could it be the mild-mannered young-Earther, and former Sports Minister, the DUP’s Edwin Poots? In the Assembly yesterday he was asking some potentially awkward questions of the Office of the First and deputy First Ministers [see below the fold] – official record here. BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport discussed the “faithful and loyal member of the Democratic Unionist Party”s new role on the back-benches on Stormont Today last night, as well as that leaked briefing paper. [also below the fold]
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness fielded those questions in the Assembly

And BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport on “strange bed-fellows” and leaked briefing papers.


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