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SDLP leader Colum Eastwood resigns after nearly 10 years
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has announced his resignation as party leader.
Mr Eastwood has been leader of the Northern Irish nationalist Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) for nearly a decade after he was elected in 2015.
His resignation comes just eight weeks after retaining his Westminster seat in Foyle with a reduced majority of 4,166.
However, his party did not do so well, losing substantial ground in South Down and Upper Bann.
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Announcing his resignation, he said: "Politics is always about the next challenge.
The next challenge for me is building a new Ireland that we can all share together.
"It's an honour to be Derry's MP - a job I love, to have led the SDLP and I'm excited about what comes next."
It is understood he will remain leader until a successor is chosen by the party, with a replacement named in time for the party's annual conference in
