Overview

• Pat Cullen has led the Royal College of Nursing since 2021, guiding it through significant strike actions.
• She is seeking Sinn Féin's nomination for the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency.
• Cullen's decision follows Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew's move to run for the European Parliament.
• The Fermanagh and South Tyrone seat is the UK's most marginal, with a narrow 57-vote difference in the last election.
• The RCN is now searching for a permanent replacement for Cullen.