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Thu 01 Jan 2008Paisley to step down as MP at next election
DUP leader the Rev Ian Paisley will retire as a Westminster MP at the British general election now widely expected in the summer of next year, The Irish Timeshas learned.
This news will fuel feverish ongoing discussions among senior DUP MPs and Assembly Members about the possible timetable for the eventual election of Dr Paisley's successor as party leader.
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