Maurice Bradley (born 5 April 1954) is a Unionist politician from

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representing the

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(DUP). Bradley has been a

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(MLA) for East Londonderry since the

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. Bradley served twice as mayor of

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, firstly between 2007-2008 and later between 2011 and 2012. Bradley stood for the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2016, after Gregory Campbell stood down and was elected, in the first count, topping the poll. Bradley was criticised in 2018 for sharing a post that described London mayor

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as "the enemy within" and defending a far-right march in

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