Statement by TUV vice chairman Allister Kyle:
“It is a pleasure to join Ben Habib’s campaign today and tomorrow as he fights for a seat in the Commons in the Wellingborough by-election.
“Ben is a man with a national vision which encompasses the whole of the UK. In stark contrast to successive governments of whatever colour Ben Habib has proven beyond doubt that he cares passionately about Northern Ireland’s place within our family of nations. This has been illustrated no later than today when he joined with Baroness Hoey, Jamie Bryson and the TUV leader Jim Allister in seeking and obtaining legal advice from one of the eminent legal minds in the country exposing the DUP claims about the Protocol and Sea Border for the bluster it is.
“Ben is a man who has shown that himself to be a man of character and ability who has delivered real, tangible political challenges to the cozy political consensus that Northern Ireland should be allowed to be divided from the rest of the nation. We have no doubt that if successful in his campaign in Wellingborough he will not just be an effective voice for his constituents but for the whole of the UK.
“It has been encouraging to witness first hand that his clear, no nonsense message is cutting through and we look forward to hearing of success in a fortnight’s time.”