DUP leader 'very sorry' Carla Lockhart has quit the party

Carla Lockhart, the Upper Bann MP, has officially quit the DUP. In a letter titled ‘A renewed vision for unionism’, she expressed a desire to be a politician whose word carries meaning. DUP leader Gavin Robinson stated he is very sorry about the departure. Robinson noted that while the party and Lockhart agreed on the general sentiment, they differed on the strategy of sanctioning Sinn Féin, warning that further unionist divisions only benefit Sinn Féin.