Colum Eastwood new leader of the SDLP (updated with interview)
NEW LEADER Colum Eastwood is new leader of the SDLP. Fearghal McKinney the new deputy leader.
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Alasdair McDonnell’s lunchtime speech as SDLP leader – renewal and rebuilding #sdlp15
RENEWAL & REBUILDING – Alasdair McDonnell’s lunchtime speech to SDLP conference. His last speech as leader? Or the speech of his life that would sway undecided voters and help him pull ahead of Colum Eastwood?
#sdlp15 Dolores Kelly reaches out hand to UUP while Rev Norman Hamilton urges more effort around reconciliation
RECONCILIATION RULES – Deputy SDLP leader Dolores Kelly reaches out from Progressive Nationalism to Progressive Unionism suggests bilateral talks with UUP, while visiting Rev Norman Hamilton reminds party about reconciliation and points to need for further efforts.