Doug Beattie to continue as Ulster Unionist leader after ‘horrific’ tweets

Leader wins party support after facing accusations of misogyny and racism over historical social media posts

The leader of the Ulster Unionist party has survived a major political crisis after he won the support of the party in the face of a row over historical social media posts that had been branded misogynistic and racist.

The UUP deputy leader and chief whip, Robbie Butler, confirmed Doug Beattie had received the support of the party officers and Member of the Legislative Assembly group during meetings on Tuesday.