abstract:The Protestant Unionist Party (PUP)Not to be confused with the Progressive Unionist Party. was a unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971.
Suggestions from Mr Trimble that his Ulster UnionistParty might weaken its ties with the hardline Protestant Orange Order have been seen as an attempt to make it easier for him to reach some new compromise.
After 80 minutes of deathly silence, David Trimble, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party the largest group representing the province's Protestant majority emerged to announce his disappointment that the IRA had not gone far enough.