Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

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• Pulling Stormont Brake is another DUP stunt, says Tennyson

  • 6 November 2026
  • Criticism

  Alliance Party of Northern Ireland says the DUP's move to pull the Stormont brake is a cynical stunt that threatens progress on a UK‑EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement, risking higher checks in the Irish Sea and undermining business confidence.

  • Constitutional affairs
  • International affairs
  • Economy and employment
  • Northern Ireland
  • Cross-border / all-island
  • International
  • Issue: Stormont brake request on EU goods regulations

  Original release: Pulling Stormont Brake is another DUP stunt, says TennysonArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026

• Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible

  • 4 November 2026
  • Parliamentary or governmental update

  Alliance Cllr Long calls for Fleadh to be made more accessible for everyone, following concerns from disability groups.

  • Disability and equality
  • Local government
  • Infrastructure and transport
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Fleadh 2026 accessibility concerns and proposals

  Original release: Alliance calls for progress in making Fleadh more accessible

• Stewart Dickson and Danny Donnelly selected as Alliance East Antrim Assembly candidates

  • 4 November 2026
  • Campaign statement

  Alliance Party selects Stewart Dickson and Danny Donnelly as its East Antrim Assembly candidates, urging progressive voters to retain the two cross‑community MLAs and pledging to deliver a shared, inclusive society for the constituency.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Health
  • Disability and equality
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Alliance selects East Antrim Assembly candidates

  Original release: Stewart Dickson and Danny Donnelly selected as Alliance East Antrim Assembly candidates

• Hunger figures must be a wake-up call for Communities Minister, says Mulholland

  • 4 November 2026
  • Call for action

  Alliance MLA Mulholland says the latest figures showing over one‑fifth of households in Northern Ireland ran out of food must shock the Communities Minister and urges him to launch an ambitious, funded anti‑poverty strategy with clear deadlines and measurable targets, especially for families with ​​

  • Social security and welfare
  • Economy and employment
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Stormont poverty statistics release

  Original release: Hunger figures must be a wake-up call for Communities Minister, says Mulholland

• Collapse of maternity services at Daisy Hill a result of failure to act with urgency, says Danny Donnelly MLA

  • 3 November 2026
  • Response to an event

  Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly says the collapse of maternity services at Daisy Hill is a result of failure to act with urgency. He calls for the Minister to restore full services as soon as possible.

  • Health
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital maternity services suspension

  Original release: Collapse of maternity services at Daisy Hill a result of failure to act with urgency, says Danny Donnelly MLA

• Call-in reveals serious concerns around transparency and fairness in council funding, says Murray

  • 2 November 2026
  • Criticism

  The party expresses concerns about transparency and fairness in council funding. Cllr Murray criticises the DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP and SDLP for voting through funding redirection.

  • Local government
  • Public finance and taxation
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: Belfast City Council discretionary funding allocation call-in

  Original release: Call-in reveals serious concerns around transparency and fairness in council funding, says Murray

• Bradshaw condemns DUP gaslighting over Flags Bill

  • 2 November 2026
  • Criticism

  The party's South Belfast representative condemns DUP attempts to delay Flags Bill.

  • Community relations and legacy
  • Justice and policing
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: DUP attempt to filibuster Flags Bill in Assembly Committee Stage

  Original release: Bradshaw condemns DUP gaslighting over Flags Bill

• Minister putting unsustainable additional workload on teachers, says Mathison, ahead of TransformED motion

  • 2 November 2026
  • Criticism

  The party's Education spokesperson criticises the Education Minister's TransformED reforms, saying they put unsustainable workload on teachers.

  • Education
  • Northern Ireland
  • Issue: TransformED education reforms announcement

  Original release: Minister putting unsustainable additional workload on teachers, says Mathison, ahead of TransformED motion

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