The UUP general election candidate was responding to the veteran Sinn Fein politician failing to get a European Parliament seat across the border, after ditching the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster seat earlier this year. Michelle Gildernew lost out, coming sixth in the five-seater constituency following a marathon count. Her replacement Pat Cullen, does not live in the constituency, with her address on the ballot paper listed as South Belfast.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Diana Armstrong told the News Letter: “Fermanagh & South Tyrone is Northern Ireland’s largest constituency by area and one of the largest in the whole of the UK. It is also a constituency with a diverse range of industries and communities, including rural agriculture and urban retail.
Having a presence in, and a deep understanding of, the constituency is incredibly important. “Each constituency is different and I can only speak for my own, but this is a constituency I know very well, and the people of Fermanagh and South Tyrone want an MP who is accessible and present within their local community - which I intend to be. “It’s disappointing to know that Ms Cullen intends to be absent from both Parliament and Fermanagh & South Tyrone.
I have no doubt that Pat Cullen could find a home in our large and beautiful constituency and if she hopes to represent it, whethe.
