<p>Jon Burrows&nbsp;is taking the&nbsp;leadership of the&nbsp;UUP&nbsp;unopposed&nbsp;after&nbsp;current deputy leader&nbsp;Robbie Butler confirmed that he would not be standing. Current party leader Mike Nesbitt has also said that any decision to replace him as health minister would “perhaps raise questions”. The DUP’s Gavin Robinson has&nbsp;wasted no time&nbsp;-&nbsp;invited&nbsp;his rival&nbsp;for talks,&nbsp;telling him to “set aside issues of the past”&nbsp;- but could ‘unionist unity’ ever really happen?&nbsp;</p><p>Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Unionist commentators Tim Cairns and Alex Kane and Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland&nbsp;Editor Sam McBride.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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Belfast Telegraph

Unionist 'unity' - could it ever happen and what does it mean?

JAN 20, 202646 MIN
The BelTel

Unionist 'unity' - could it ever happen and what does it mean?

JAN 20, 202646 MIN

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<p>Jon Burrows&nbsp;is taking the&nbsp;leadership of the&nbsp;UUP&nbsp;unopposed&nbsp;after&nbsp;current deputy leader&nbsp;Robbie Butler confirmed that he would not be standing. Current party leader Mike Nesbitt has also said that any decision to replace him as health minister would “perhaps raise questions”. The DUP’s Gavin Robinson has&nbsp;wasted no time&nbsp;-&nbsp;invited&nbsp;his rival&nbsp;for talks,&nbsp;telling him to “set aside issues of the past”&nbsp;- but could ‘unionist unity’ ever really happen?&nbsp;</p><p>Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Unionist commentators Tim Cairns and Alex Kane and Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland&nbsp;Editor Sam McBride.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>