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Unionist Party

noun

  1. (formerly, in Northern Ireland) the major Protestant political party, closely identified with union with Britain. It formed the Northern Ireland Government from 1920 to 1972 See also Ulster Democratic Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Council

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"What I'm doing is making sure the Scottish people know that the Conservative and Unionist Party is fighting for them, especially in the one area where Scotland leads, and that is on our North Sea oil industry," she said.

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Democratic Unionist Party councillor Clement Cuthbertson said it was a reminder that it was not just agriculture to blame for pollution.

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However, he said that the Ulster Unionist Party had called for "designated" Windsor Framework/EU ministers in the executive at Stormont and/or in the Northern Ireland Office.

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Ulster Unionist Party justice spokesperson Doug Beattie questioned how a man who had absconded from prison before and who went on the run during his trial was allowed day-release.

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Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine has urged people not to speculate about the incident, while "police carry out their work".

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