An emotional Alex Easton, MP for North Down, fought back tears after recalling the death of his parents in a house fire, saying of his election to Parliament: "I hope I made you proud."Alex Easton dabbed his eyes and was hugged by fellow MPs after delivering his maiden speech in the House of Commons.The independent unionist MP, who quit the DUP in 2021, triumphed in North Down at the fourth time of asking.

An emotional Alex Easton, MP for North Down, fought back tears after recalling the death of his parents in a house fire, saying of his election to Parliament: "I hope I made you proud."Alex Easton dabbed his eyes and was hugged by fellow MPs after delivering his maiden speech in the House of Commons.The independent unionist MP, who quit the DUP in 2021, triumphed in North Down at the fourth time of asking.