Three bounce back?
Over in London there's been a bit of a stir about a Conservative candidate from Banbridge, who temporarily withdrew her candidacy before returning to the Cameron fold.
Could the same happen here? I hear that the three Tories who withdrew their names in protest over the delay in the joint selection process with the UUP and the secret Hatfield House talks are once again considering putting their hats back in the ring provided they resolve certain "issues". That said some sources suggest to me that whilst Deirdre Nelson and Sheila Davidson might be welcomed back, Peter McCann may have burned his bridges with the Conservatives.
The two parties' Joint Committee is due to meet next week to finalise its candidate list (probably on February 19th) with the formal rubber stamping of the list by an Ulster Unionist Executive on February 20th. So watch out for developments before then.
P.S. Deirdre Nelson has been in touch with me to emphasise that Hatfield House was the reason the three disgruntled Tories quit.
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