A DUP councillor employed by an MLA who quit the party has declined to say who voters should back in the Stormont Assembly election.
Wesley Irvine works in the constituency office of North Down MLA Alex Easton, who is seeking re-election in May as an independent unionist.
Mr Easton quit the DUP last year in the wake of the party's leadership turmoil following the ousting of Arlene Foster.
