Former president of Belfast Chamber of Commerce joins UKIP

The former president of Belfast Chamber of Commerce has joined UKIP.

Joe Jordan is a successful businessman and was president of Belfast Chamber of Trade & Commerce for over 2 years.

I am delighted to be joining Ukip here in Northern Ireland. I have had a long career in business and during my term as president of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce, I dealt with many of our local politicians on a regular basis.

"When I recently made the decision to get involved in politics, there was only ever going to be one home for me, and that was Ukip.