THIS is the SDLP’s Assembly election battle bus which party leader has dubbed the “Eastwood Express”.
And Colum Eastwood acknowledged that it’s not exactly the most formidable form of campaign transport.
“It’s modest, aye – but we only had a couple of weeks to get ready, so that’s about as big as we could manage,” said Mr Eastwood who is standing in the Foyle constituency.
The ‘Eastwood Express’ will ferry candidates and campaigners around the North of Ireland
“It’s a conversation starter at least.”
Vote Leave’s Brexit campaign bus featured the incorrect claim that a UK withdrawal from the EU could boost the NHS by £350 million a week.
The SDLP aren’t making such claims on to the side of its vehicle.
But Mr Eastwood accepts he might need a bigger bus.
“The problem is we won’t get all our incoming MLAs on it – that’s the only problem,” he joked.
“We’ll be back next year with a 50-seater!”
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