NI parties’ roles in rival power blocks
In the throes of hectic reporting, it’s easy to slip up over the odd stray NI MP. Nick Robinson totting up notional rival power blocs. LAB: 261 LD: 57 SDLP: 3 ALLIANCE: 1 Possible total: 322 CON: 306 DUP: 8 IND UN: 1 Possible total: 315 Non-aligned: SNP + PC: 9 GREEN: 1 With the help of Svlvia and possibly the sole Green Caroline Lambert, the Labour bloc should hit 324, which is enough, after subtracting the absent 5 SF …