{"id":10749,"date":"2019-11-09T07:41:50","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T11:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749"},"modified":"2019-11-11T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T14:42:41","slug":"steve-aiken-confirmed-as-new-uup-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749","title":{"rendered":"Steve Aiken Confirmed as New UUP Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/steve_aiken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/steve_aiken.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/steve_aiken-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Former submariner Steve Aiken has been confirmed as the new Ulster Unionist Party leader.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was a momentous time for unionism and criticized his Democratic Unionist rivals for \u201cagreeing\u201d a regulatory border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The UUP is aiming to win back representation at Westminster in the UK general election next month.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aiken said: \u201cIt would be a momentous time to assume the leadership of any political party but now, for unionism, for those that are pro-union, and those that just believe in Northern Ireland, it has never been more important for the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) to be ready to go out and fight for what is right for our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-10749\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-10749\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-10749\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=10749\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former submariner Steve Aiken has been confirmed as the new Ulster Unionist Party leader. 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