A councillor and former MLA who quit the DUP after being suspended has claimed he was the target of a 'four-year witch hunt'
A councillor and former MLA who quit the DUP after being suspended has claimed he was the target of a "four-year witch hunt".
The Bann area councillor was suspended by the DUP last September for 12 months. Mr McQuillan appealed but was told on Monday the party was upholding his suspension. He added: "Sadly the DUP is no longer the party that I joined, and despite me still having many good friends in it, the hierarchy has lost its way and it appears no longer wants to be associated with grassroots unionism or anyone with an opinion which differs from them."He was previously suspended by the DUP for six months in 2019.
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