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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 18, 9:57 PM
Stormont Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt resigns
Former UUP leader came under pressure from campaigners against withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital
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Stormont Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt resigns
Former UUP leader came under pressure from campaigners against withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital
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As of August 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Former UUP leader came under pressure from campaigners against withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital.
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Left / center-leftStormont Minister of Health Mike Nesbitt resigns
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