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| New party would oppose DUP stance | New party would oppose DUP stance |
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| Disaffected unionists have said they want a new party to oppose the DUP's power-sharing agreement with Sinn Fein. | Disaffected unionists have said they want a new party to oppose the DUP's power-sharing agreement with Sinn Fein. |
| The independent MEP Jim Allister, who quit the DUP over its decision to share power with republicans, addressed a meeting on the issue on Wednesday. | The independent MEP Jim Allister, who quit the DUP over its decision to share power with republicans, addressed a meeting on the issue on Wednesday. |
| About 100 concerned unionists met in County Tyrone to discuss their next move. | About 100 concerned unionists met in County Tyrone to discuss their next move. |
| Mr Allister said it was clear that unease and opposition to the DUP and Sinn Fein in government was growing. | Mr Allister said it was clear that unease and opposition to the DUP and Sinn Fein in government was growing. |
| "The task now is to channel this opposition - it is a work in progress," he added. | "The task now is to channel this opposition - it is a work in progress," he added. |
| Mr Allister, who declined to take questions but read a statement to the media, said it was one of a series of meetings. | Mr Allister, who declined to take questions but read a statement to the media, said it was one of a series of meetings. |
| Among those attending were Robin Sterling and Leslie Cubitt, two former DUP councillors who quit the party this year. | Among those attending were Robin Sterling and Leslie Cubitt, two former DUP councillors who quit the party this year. |
| Mr Allister, who previously left the party in the 1980s after a disagreement, was opposed to the DUP executive's resolution committing to power-sharing. | Mr Allister, who previously left the party in the 1980s after a disagreement, was opposed to the DUP executive's resolution committing to power-sharing. |
| He said: "The lure of office has clouded the party's judgment". | He said: "The lure of office has clouded the party's judgment". |
| Others who attended the meeting told the BBC that most unionists in attendance supported the formation of a new unionist party. | Others who attended the meeting told the BBC that most unionists in attendance supported the formation of a new unionist party. |
| The former East Londonderry MP, Ulster Unionist William Ross, said for some time those unionists who opposed the DUP sharing power with Sinn Fein had been stunned into inaction. | |
| "It has taken some time for people to get back on their feet, but they're getting back on their feet," Mr Ross said. | "It has taken some time for people to get back on their feet, but they're getting back on their feet," Mr Ross said. |
| However, the current MP for East Londonderry, Gregory Campbell, said there was little support for any new unionist grouping. | However, the current MP for East Londonderry, Gregory Campbell, said there was little support for any new unionist grouping. |
| "I detect amongst the wider unionist community no appetite whatever for yet another unionist grouping," Mr Campbell said. | "I detect amongst the wider unionist community no appetite whatever for yet another unionist grouping," Mr Campbell said. |