The Ulster Unionist Party confirms that Danny Kennedy is the Ulster Unionist Party candidate for the forthcoming European Elections and will be formally ratified at a meeting of the Ulster Unionist Party Executive on Saturday 20 April 2019.
Mr Kennedy said:
“I am delighted and honoured to be the prospective candidate for the Ulster Unionist Party. I am a lifelong unionist committed to strengthening the Union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I believe I have the drive and commitment to offer leadership at this challenging time for Northern Ireland and our nation as a whole. I look forward to the campaign.
“The referendum result must be respected and implemented. Like many people I am angry that Brexit has been so badly handled and uncertainty has increased. I will offer a constructive approach to Brexit. Let`s do Brexit right and end the uncertainty.
“I`m from a border community. I am a border unionist and I know exactly what all this means. There are those who claim to represent people who voted remain but they haven`t represented unionists who voted remain in the last two years and they won`t do so in the future. Unionists who voted to remain in the EU did not vote to leave the United Kingdom.”