by Q Radio news
North Antrim DUP MP Ian Paisley has had his suspension from the party lifted.
In a statement the party said the suspension was removed on Tuesday, the day before a petition recall in his constituency closed.
Hours earlier Mr. Paisley survived a bid to oust him when the recall failed to get the required number of votes to force a by-election.
Mr Paisley will be subject to a number of conditions including a ban on holding office within the party for twelve months.
Ian Paisley has told Q Radio he's "delighted" to be readmitted to the DUP following a party investigation into his conduct. pic.twitter.com/MysJvwvaEd
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He was suspended by the DUP in July after a parliamentary watchdog found that a year after receiving luxury holidays, Mr Paisley lobbied then prime minister David Cameron not to support a UN probe into alleged Sri Lankan human rights abuses.
The petition of recall process opened after Mr Paisley was given a 30 day ban from the Commons, the longest on record for any MP.
Only 9.4 per cent of the electorate in the north Antrim constituency went on to sign the petition - just short of the 10 per cent needed to unseat him.
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