Making plans for Mid-Ulster, never mind plans for Nigel
With a handful of potential candidates already rejected, Nigel Lutton’s name came very late to the unionist party leaders and constituency associations. While known to individuals in both the DUP and UUP, he wasn’t a high profile figure with a front-line political future in front of him. Martin McGuinness indicated that he would be standing down as MP for Mid Ulster on 11 June 2012, giving plenty of time for candidate selection processes within parties and behind-the-scenes conversations about unity …