Former head of Police Federation to contest election for DUP

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The Democratic Unionist Party is believed to have chosen a former head of the North's Police Federation as one of its candidate for the upcoming British election.

Jimmy Spratt is expected to contest the May 5 election in South Belfast, where he will be seeking to replace Ulster Unionist MP Martin Smith.

A controversial figure, Mr Spratt once called for the resignation of the Police Ombudsman over her damning report into the police investigation of the Omagh bombing.

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