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15/03/2016
NI21 Leader To Quit Politics
The leader of the NI21 party, Basil McCrea, is to leave politics.
Mr McCrea told the Belfast Telegraph that he would not contest the assembly election and was looking for a new career.
He was recently cleared of complaints of inappropriate and sexual misconduct which were brought against him.
Speaking to the newspaper he said: "Over the past 10 days or so a number of family members were upset by the reality of politics in Northern Ireland.
"Personally, I can take the rough with the smooth, but no man is an island and you have to take on board what family and friends are feeling.
"There's no doubt the pressure over the past two years was constant and at times severe.
"It did have an effect on my health, my relationships and my general wellbeing."
(CD/JP)
Mr McCrea told the Belfast Telegraph that he would not contest the assembly election and was looking for a new career.
He was recently cleared of complaints of inappropriate and sexual misconduct which were brought against him.
Speaking to the newspaper he said: "Over the past 10 days or so a number of family members were upset by the reality of politics in Northern Ireland.
"Personally, I can take the rough with the smooth, but no man is an island and you have to take on board what family and friends are feeling.
"There's no doubt the pressure over the past two years was constant and at times severe.
"It did have an effect on my health, my relationships and my general wellbeing."
(CD/JP)
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