Colum Eastwood's ascension to leader of the SDLP marks a meteoric rise. The 32-year-old has gone from councillor in Londonderry to party leader in just ten years. In the course of the leadership contest, Mr Eastwood attracted the support of party luminaries and seasoned MLAs alike, with Brid Rodgers, Alex Attwood, Mark Durkan and former Deputy First Minister Seamus Mallon all backing the Foyle MLA. With the help of that heavyweight support, the new leader belied his relative inexperience to depose of Alasdair McDonnell, a...
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