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Brendan Hughes

10 years since NI21: Northern Ireland's liberal unionist party that collapsed in chaos

It was a new unionist political party that according to its strapline would "aspire to better" for Northern Ireland.

But within a year it imploded amid a chaotic public fallout on the eve of an election and allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct.

Ten years ago NI21 was officially launched by its two ambitious founders, then MLAs Basil McCrea and John McCallister.

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