DUP: Dodds will not bid for re-election as deputy leader
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Lord Dodds has said he will not bid to remain deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in its leadership elections next week.
It means the party s top two roles are being vacated after leader Arlene Foster said she would resign on 28 May.
Lord Dodds has been the party s deputy leader for 13 years.
The peer and ex-North Belfast MP said he had always planned to step back as deputy leader whenever the next election cycle occurred .
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image captionNigel Dodds (left) - pictured with party colleagues in 2005 - became the DUP s deputy leader after Peter Robinson (second right) succeeded Ian Paisley (centre) as leader in 2008
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image captionMartina Anderson returned to the assembly in 2020 after eight years as an MEP
Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said she will not contest the next Stormont assembly election.
On Tuesday, Ms Anderson said the party recommendation after the review had come as a body blow .
Karen Mullan, the party s other MLA for Foyle, has confirmed she too will not seek re-nomination.
I confirm that I will not be seeking a nomination to stand for @sinnfeinireland at the next Assembly Election. It has been a great privilege to represent and work for the people of Derry. I will continue to be a SF activist and I look forward to a new chapter in my life Karen Mullan (@k mullan) May 4, 2021
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