Ex-TV news presenter Mike Nesbitt to return as Ulster Unionists’ leader
by Shane Harrison from World news | The Guardian on (#6QC8M)
Health minister at Stormont was sole candidate to replace Doug Beattie when nominations closed
The former television news presenter Mike Nesbitt is to become the leader of the Ulster Unionist party for the second time, succeeding Doug Beattie who quit last week.
Nesbitt, 67, who led the UUP between 2012 and 2017, was the only declared candidate when nominations closed on Friday evening. He is expected to be formally ratified as leader at an extraordinary general meeting of the party on 14 September.
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