SDLP Branch Chair joins Alliance party
Published Date:
09 February 2008
By Gemma Murray
SDLP Branch chairman Andrew Muir has announced that he plans to join the Alliance party.
The Bangor branch chairman disclosed his plans amidst ongoing peculation concerning an SDLP-Fianna Fail merger.
Andrew Muir said: "Whilst the SDLP contemplates it's future, it is clear that Alliance is the only party offering a coherent and viable vision for the future.
"The politics of Northern Ireland are now fundamentally different than in 1998, when the Good Friday Agreement was signed, never mind 1970 when the SDLP was formed.
"As a passionate supporter of the Good Friday Agreement, the Alliance Party provides me with a natural centrist home in the post-nationalist era we now live."
Alliance Leader David Ford welcomed the move and said he believed Mr Muir would "add their significant experience to our growing party".
He said: "Andrew's move is part of a significant increase in Alliance membership. I believe that we will see others coming to join us in the future as we seek to build a united community."
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09 February 2008 12:30 PM
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