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Brendan Hughes

SDLP axing deputy leader role in party shake-up

The SDLP is axing its deputy leader role in a shake-up to "modernise" party structures after a bruising Stormont election.

The current number of around 60 party branches will be reduced to one for each of the 18 Assembly constituencies.

A new representative forum will be formed and the party will also recruit a new senior staff member to fulfill a general secretary or chief executive-style role.

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