# Why has DUP MP Carla Lockhart resigned?

An episode of [The Hard Shoulder](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1155118264), 23 Oct 2026, 6:14.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2763/carla_edit_65630e5b_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=428026&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2763

DUP MP Carla Lockhart has resigned as a party officer amid a deepening row with the leadership over the future of Stormont. Lockhart’s move comes amid a difference of opinion between her and DUP leader Gavin Robinson on whether the party should withdraw Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly from the power-sharing executive. For more on this, Shane is joined by Tom Kelly, Columnist at Irish News.

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