McGuinness to resign Westminster seat

Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness is to resign his seat in the British parliament at Westminster as part of a policy of ending “dual mandates,” the party said today.

Martin McGuinness said that meeting the Queen later this month would be a "massive ask" for Irish republicans.

Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness is to resign his seat in the British parliament at Westminster as part of a policy of ending “dual mandates,” the party said today.

“Martin will resign as MP for Mid-Ulster to concentrate on his work in the Assembly and as Deputy First Minister,” Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said in an e-mailed statement. “This will obviously necessitate a by-election for Westminster.”

Sinn Fein MPs do not take up ...