
Jon Burrows
Leader of the Ulster Unionist PartyWikipedia
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Oct 27, 2026
Is Carla Lockhart going to leave the DUP?
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10:15Jon TongeGUEST
We know that unionism is very divided over whether it was a good idea to revisit Drunkery.
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10:20Jon TongeGUEST
We know that John Burrows from the UUP, as UUP leader, was far from keen on the idea that Drunkery should be revisited, whereas the TUV would be done co and the DUP split over the matter.
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10:32Jon TongeGUEST
So that poll is going to be absolutely fascinating, the Lucid Talk Belfast Telegraph poll coming out soon, because that will tell us much more clearly where unionism stands on this.
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10:41Jon TongeGUEST
And then the question begged is, would Gavin Robinson move his position as a consequence of that poll if it showed that a majority within unionism were actually in favour of the Carla Lockhart strategy? I suspect that unionism will be quite sharply divided over this because, let's face it, the DUP doesn't have much power at the moment.
17 MINS LATER
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27:59Jon TongeGUEST
so Jamie Bryson should never be underestimated or patronised.
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28:04Jon TongeGUEST
It's a problem, I think, particularly for some sections of unionism.
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28:08Jon TongeGUEST
He is a problem for the UUP leader, John Burrows, who doesn't want to revisit Drumcree, questioned the wisdom of that strategy at his party conference a few weeks ago, albeit he does want to see Michelle O'Neill sanctioned and others for allegedly blocking the Gavacki Road.
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28:25Jon TongeGUEST
It's a big problem, though, for the DUP and TUV.