An extraordinary meeting will be held weeks prior to their annual conference to ratify the new leader
The Ulster Unionist Party have outlined the process for selecting a new leader after Doug Beattie announced his resignation yesterday.
Read more:Doug Beattie statement in full as he resigns as UUP leader following "irreconcilable differences" It is understood that a row erupted within the party when it came to selecting a replacement for Robin Swann's Assembly seat in North Antrim after he was elected to represent South Antrim at the recent General Election.
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