General Election day may see some of NI’s big-hitters fall short

The General Election has been called for July 4 (PA)

Editorial

With just six weeks until the General Election, local parties are having to accelerate their campaigning in a poll that could see some big names lose their seats.

This is the first Westminster election held since the boundary changes and therefore brings an element of the unknown, making it even more difficult to predict the outcome in some of the more marginal seats.