Assembly motion on academic selection, February 2026

1 release from 1 party, 3 February 2026.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Hunter: End to academic selection decades overdue

   • SDLP
   • 3 February 2026
   • Call for action
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives
   • Contains a proposal

   SDLP MLA Cara Hunter says ending academic selection is decades overdue and calls on the Executive and Education Minister to act, not just debate. She says today's non-binding Assembly motion, brought by Sinn Féin, will not deliver change and points to progress in the South.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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