Paul Butler

“Sinn Féin needs to change”

Pete Baker on March 25, 2011, 3:49 pm

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At the time it was announced, the BBC reported that Sinn Féin MLA Paul Butler “denied he was retiring from party politics because of disappointment at not being given a chance to run in West Belfast”. Although, as I noted, someone was briefing the Irish News otherwise… And in an interview in today’s paper, political correspondent Diana Rusk reports For the first time, [Paul Butler] confirmed reports that he had wanted to run for the party in West Belfast after boundary …

SF MLA Paul Butler to stand down

Pete Baker on January 13, 2011, 2:35 pm

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Sinn Féin MLA for Lagan Valley, Paul Butler, has announced that he will not contest the May Assembly elections after only one term as an MLA. He resigned from Lisburn Council last month, as the Antrim Times reported. “I am standing down,” confirmed Mr Butler. “The Party’s position on this is that anyone who is a councillor and an MLA should only have one job.” The BBC reports that Paul Butler has “denied he was retiring from party politics because of disappointment …