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TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the SDLP for withdrawing from talks with the Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary over Sinn Fein's exclusion, and says TUV was not asked to attend. He calls on the UK Government to refuse Mary Lou McDonald a place at such talks and urges Unionists to end…
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DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP urges the Government to consider the Supreme Court judgement and its own arguments in the case, and to replace the Protocol with arrangements unionists can support.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Protocol must be replaced with arrangements unionists can support (opens in a new tab)
UUP MLA John Stewart says the Stormont boycott has failed and warns Unionism faces a difficult position unless a solution to the Windsor Framework impasse is found by end of October. He argues Unionists should return to Stormont to make their case, warning a boycott could accelerate a border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart (opens in a new tab)
DUP MLA Diane Dodds, Upper Bann, says she briefed European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee members at Parliament Buildings and urged them to consider the unionist viewpoint. She says ignoring unionists will not produce durable outcomes and that Stormont cannot be restored until Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Ignoring unionists will never deliver a balanced outcome (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD criticises Taoiseach Micheál Martin over remarks in a recent podcast interview on Irish unity, claiming his approach shows hesitation and a refusal to lead. She calls for planning and a roadmap for unity and says the Shared Island initiative is no substitute…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Taoiseach's podcast remarks on Irish unity Original release: Taoiseach should lead, not hinder as Irish unity momentum grows stronger – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
DUP Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP accuses the TUV of undermining the unionist negotiating team with anonymous posters attacking the DUP over an unreached agreement. He asks Jim Allister whether the posters were party-directed and says ongoing talks with the UK Government continue.
Constitutional affairs Original release: TUV focus on undermining unionist negotiating team rather than… (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD accuses Taoiseach Micheál Martin of complacency on Irish unity, claiming his remarks on a referendum before 2030 ignore public opinion and the government has failed to prepare for constitutional change.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Taoiseach Micheál Martin's comments on Irish unity referendum on 7 Lá Original release: Micheál Martin’s complacency on Irish Unity is a failure of leadership – Mary Lou McDonald (opens in a new tab)