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Gareth Gordon @BBCGarethG

BBC Northern Ireland Political Correspondent.

Joined April 2011
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SeanSaid_@SeanSaid_
Jun 6
Replying to @BBCGarethG
A great summation. A party that can't be led. The local associations have too much power.
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Feuding within Ulster Unionists 'would make an Eastenders' scriptwriter blush' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8p…

Feuding within Ulster Unionists: What will it mean for the party's future?

In the long, inglorious history of political self-destruction the Ulster Unionist Party record takes some beating.

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Free electric car charging for MLAs despite travel pay. Story by @brendanhughes64 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8d8…

Stormont: Free electric car charging for MLAs despite travel pay

Electric vehicle charging points have been installed behind Parliament Buildings for assembly members and staff.

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Jayne McCormack@BBCJayneMcC
Jun 2
Beattie was aggressive at meeting, Ulster Unionist group says bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp…

Upper Bann Ulster Unionist group claims Beattie was 'aggressive' at meeting

Doug Beattie recently quit the Ulster Unionists and then launched a blistering attack on his former party.

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Sir Keir attends Belfast funeral of Sir Desmond Rea bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21…

Sir Keir Starmer attends Belfast funeral of Sir Desmond Rea

The UK PM became friends with Sir Desmond when he served as a human rights adviser on the Policing Board.

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Did he not announce this on Good Morning Ulster the other morning
David McCann@dmcbfs
May 31
Paul Doherty to run as an independent for the Assembly next year.
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Doug Beattie@BeattieDoug
May 31
Today I wrote to the leader of @uuponline to resign from the party with immediate effect. I wish the party well for the future.
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Choyaa@Choyaa13
May 31
Replying to @BBCGarethG
Your assessment on Thursday was absolutely spot on.
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Alex.Kane@AlexKane221b
May 31
As @BBCGarethG noted on Thursday, this issue would come to a head pretty quickly.
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May 31
Doug Beattie quits Ulster Unionist Party after it become clear his membership is no longer "tenable" trib.al/MUfocLQ
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Doug Beattie quits UUP as clear his membership no longer 'tenable'. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v9…

UUP: Doug Beattie quits as his membership no longer 'tenable'

The former party leader and Upper Bann assembly member had been facing the prospect of being deselected by his constituency association ahead of the next assembly election.

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Darran Marshall@DarranMarshall
May 28
'No cull' of Ulster Unionist MLAs, says party leader @JonBurrowsMLA Watch his interview with @BBCGarethG on @BBCTheView tonight "I am not trying to get rid of MLAs." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7…

Jon Burrows rejects rumours UUP MLAs could be pushed out

Jon Burrows said their candidates for next year's Northern Ireland Assembly election would be chosen "fairly and transparently" and he would not be "intervening" in the decisions of constituency...

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Prof Rea was a learned, softly spoken gentleman. Got to know him well from bumping into him as we separately pounded the streets of S Belfast especially during Covid. He always had something to say worth hearing. Will be much missed……
Mark Adair@adair_mark
May 26
Sad news about Sir Desmond Rea’s death. It was my privilege to serve with him on the BBC’s local Broadcasting Council. This book (from half a lifetime ago) set me thinking in new and interesting ways…
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Juan Lozano@juanlozano70
May 16
After nearly 27 years as a reporter for the Associated Press, my time with the company has abruptly come to an end. I was part of a group of AP employees around the country who were laid off today. I was hoping I could survive layoffs after buyouts but it was not to be. (1/ 7)
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Former UUP leader to be deselected by party bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78k…

Doug Beattie: Former UUP leader to be deselected by party

He is expected to be deselected when his Upper Bann constituency association meets in June.

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May 11
Former UUP leader Doug Beattie is expected to be deselected when his Upper Bann constituency association meets in June. bbc.in/3R66sJ0

Doug Beattie: Former UUP leader to be deselected by party

He is expected to be deselected when his Upper Bann constituency association meets in June.

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Despite our pre Christmas giveaway Utd somehow got there. Very strange game. The three Liverpool fans I watched with agree
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Jayne McCormack@BBCJayneMcC
May 3
A day like no other in Belfast 😁challenged myself and had support from amazing crowds and my brilliant niece. Well done to anyone getting out there today, what an event!
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McDowell was the definition of “one of a kind”. Fearless and generous in equal measure. If Belfast could be defined as one person it was him. We truly will never see his like again… bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgld…

Former Sunday World's northern editor, Jim McDowell, dies

McDowell was the northern editor of the Sunday World for 25 years until 2015.

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Note to @footballontnt there is no such team as Sporting Lisbon
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This is very true
Peter Osborne@OsborneTweets
Apr 1
In the world today it's hard to identify the April Fools joke from real news.
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