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DUP members agree resign clause | |
(20 minutes later) | |
DUP candidates have agreed to pre-sign a letter of resignation to be invoked if they breach party rules. | |
A penalty for failing to comply with rules has been reduced from £20,000 to no more than £2,000. | |
The news came after an executive meeting on Thursday when the party ratified its election manifesto and its 46 candidates. | |
Protesters who picketed the meeting urged the party not to share power with Sinn Fein under any circumstances. | |
About two dozen demonstrators gathered outside an east Belfast hotel, as the DUP leadership arrived to unveil the election manifesto. | |
Some of the protestors vowed to stand against the DUP if the party fails to rule out power-sharing. | Some of the protestors vowed to stand against the DUP if the party fails to rule out power-sharing. |
The manifesto will not officially published for some days. |