No revolt says Arlene Foster after Sinn Fein surge at polls

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Monday, 6 March 2017 17:10

By Michael McHugh, Press Association

Arlene Foster has said there is no revolt in her party after Sinn Fein surged at the polls.

The Democratic Unionists saw their 10-seat lead as the biggest grouping at Stormont cut to just one following Thursday's poll.

Mrs Foster said she was going into the negotiations to restore powersharing wanting to do a deal.

Sinn Fein has demanded she step aside as First Minister while a botched green energy scheme she oversaw is investigated.

Asked about feelings within her party she said: "There is no revolt."

Sinn Fein closed the gap on the DUP to a solitary seat while the overall unionist majority at Stormont was lost.

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