A TUV spokesman said:-
“It has been clear for sometime that this Parliament was incapable of delivering anything. The election is long overdue. The Prime Minister says that he will be fighting on the basis of getting “Brexit done” but in support of an agreement which is not Brexit for the whole U.K., but only for GB. It would leave Northern Ireland in the waiting room for a united Ireland, with the Union riven by a border down the Irish Sea.
“As TUV determines its position over the coming days regarding the upcoming General Election, one thing is clear to us – the folly of gifting seats to Sinn Fein. Any party that sets such a course is not serving the Union.
“In a first past the post election the luxury of expressing a preference within the Unionist family will not be available to all, particularly in marginal seats. Thus in seats such as Fermanagh & South Tyrone and North Belfast, agreed candidates should be a no brainer. For TUV the Union trumps everything.”