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News Letter, Monday,
April 2, 2012
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Homecoming consultation
WORK has started on official homecoming events for Northern Ireland-based soldiers with 19 Light Brigade who have started to return home after six months in Afghanistan. Consultations are ongoing for a number of events at which we are hopeful the community will be able to share with the soldiers both in their pride of achievement and recognition of their losses, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said last night. See page 3
HOURS after being elected Ulster Unionist leader by a vast margin, Mike Nesbitt yesterday said that he wanted to be adopted by a poor family for a day.
The 15th UUP leader, pictured left, who comes from a wealthy family, said that if he had grown up just a mile from where he did in Belfasts leafy suburbs he may never have risen to where he has. The Strangford MLA said he believed that if he spent 24 hours with a family in a
deprived area it may help him to get a feel for what its like. Mr Nesbitt, who has a double first from Cambridge, became the Provinces only Oxbridge educated political leader in recent memory when he defeated John McCallister at Saturdays contest in Belfasts Ramada
Hotel. Although he was the favourite, the scale of the former journalists victory 536 votes to 129 shocked even many of his supporters and caused murmurs around the hall when it was announced. Turn to page 8; see pages 6, 7, 8 & 9 and morning View, page 14
WIN a break for two at Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Sligo SEE PAGE 13