Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
‘Misled’ claim rejected by DUP speaker
ROBIN Newton has rejected claims he misled the Assembly about his role with an organisation linked to the UDA.
A BBC Spotlight investigation alleged the Speaker had an adviser position with Charter NI he had not declared.
But in a statement released yesterday, Mr Newton said he rejected the allegations and would not be candidate for Speaker if a new Assembly is formed.
The DUP politician added: “I reject the allegations in the programme. I did not mislead the NI Assembly. I have never been appointed to any position with Charter NI. I am not responsible for how others refer to me in their correspondence.”