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Beattie warns UK Government to treat Executive parties equally
UUP leader Doug Beattie MLA warns the UK Government not to ignore parties entitled to join an Executive and to publish details of any proposed deal to all parties. He says the UUP has not been told the deal's contents, following a leaked email about a DUP Executive meeting.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Leaked email on DUP Executive meeting about UK Government proposed deal Original release: Beattie warns UK Government to treat Executive parties equally (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson moves legislation on British Citizenship rights
DUP Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP says his Private Members' Bill, which has passed Second Reading in the Commons, would extend British citizenship and passport rights to Republic-of-Ireland-born people who have settled in Northern Ireland.
Immigration Constitutional affairs Issue: Private Members' Bill on British citizenship for Republic-born residents passes Second Reading Original release: Robinson moves legislation on British Citizenship rights (opens in a new tab)
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Beware of spin claiming removal of Irish Sea border
TUV leader Jim Allister warns unionists against spin claiming the Irish Sea border has been removed, arguing that easements in the green lane or abolition of checks would not remove the legal basis of the border while the Protocol remains unchanged.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Government offer to the DUP on the Irish Sea Border Original release: Beware of spin claiming removal of Irish Sea border (opens in a new tab)
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Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon urges the Southern Trust to keep women informed about delays in the cervical smear test review, noting over 16,000 are still awaiting results. She calls women's health services unfit for purpose and demands a restored Executive and health minister to deliver a women's…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Southern Trust cervical smear test review delays and notification backlog Original release: Trust must ensure women are kept updated during smear test review (opens in a new tab)
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DUP ‘merry go round’ of delay has run its course – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says reports that the British Government wants to stay closely aligned with EU rules to help restore power-sharing show the harm of the Tories' Brexit agenda. He urges the DUP to end its blockade of the Assembly and Executive, citing public sector workers protesting…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Reports of British Government plans to stay closely aligned with EU rules Original release: DUP ‘merry go round’ of delay has run its course – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance committed to safeguarding our natural environment, says Blair, responding to People’s Plan for Nature
Alliance environment spokesperson John Blair MLA says the party has submitted its response to the People's Plan for Nature, a set of 26 calls to action from a citizens' assembly, and points to its Lough Neagh five-point plan and Green New Deal as aligned. He blames the lack of a functioning…
Environment and climate Issue: People's Plan for Nature submission by Alliance Original release: Alliance committed to safeguarding our natural environment, says Blair, responding to People’s Plan for Nature (opens in a new tab)
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Whoever gets angry TUV has no apology to make for keeping the focus on the dire constitutional consequences
TUV leader Jim Allister says the party has no apology for keeping the focus on the constitutional consequences of the Protocol, and says it will call out the DUP if it becomes a Protocol implementer, citing past DUP votes on EU laws and remarks on customs checks.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Whoever gets angry TUV has no apology to make for keeping the focus on the dire constitutional consequences (opens in a new tab)
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The consequences of unionists implementing the Protocol are irreversible
TUV leader Jim Allister says unionists implementing the Protocol would cause irreversible constitutional damage, arguing it partitions the UK and that a return to Stormont would force implementation. He says DUP MLAs should not accept the role of Protocol implementer.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: The consequences of unionists implementing the Protocol are irreversible (opens in a new tab)
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Muir sponsors exhibition to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Alliance Chief Whip Andrew Muir MLA says the Holocaust should warn against allowing antisemitism and prejudice to go unchecked, speaking after an exhibition he sponsored at the Assembly to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. He warns that refugees are increasingly met with hostility and pledges Alliance…
Disability and equality International affairs Issue: Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition at the Assembly sponsored by Andrew Muir Original release: Muir sponsors exhibition to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood urges courage to reach agreement
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP urges political leaders to find courage and strike a deal to restore Stormont in the coming days, as Commons debate on the Executive Formation Bill nears its end. He says public patience is exhausted.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill Commons debate Original release: Eastwood urges courage to reach agreement (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Statement
The DUP says the Secretary of State's introduction of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill recognises that, although significant progress has been made, no agreement has yet been reached. The party says it will keep engaging with the Government to resolve outstanding issues before…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: DUP Statement (opens in a new tab)
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Decision time for the DUP, public want action and positive leadership – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, urges the DUP to join the Executive table and restore the institutions after the Secretary of State extended the deadline to 8 February. She says public sector workers are again forced into industrial action over denied pay rises.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: Decision time for the DUP, public want action and positive leadership – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Another deadline to again try and bounce unionists into submission
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Government's 8 February deadline is another attempt to force Unionists into submission to the Protocol and calls for a choice: the Protocol or Stormont, not both.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: Another deadline to again try and bounce unionists into submission (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists expect leaders to keep their word – TUV release video of DUP leader’s 2022 conference speech and comments in Castlederg
TUV publishes a video pairing an extract from DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's 2022 conference speech with clips from his April 2022 Castlederg rally, arguing unionists expect leaders to keep their word on the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionists expect leaders to keep their word – TUV release video of DUP leader’s 2022 conference speech and comments in Castlederg (opens in a new tab)
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Allister challenges Unionists advocating Protocol implementation
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MLA publishes a letter arguing that the unaltered Northern Ireland Protocol surrenders lawmaking powers to the EU and creates a partitioning border in the Irish Sea. He challenges any unionist seeking a return to Stormont to implement its arrangements to show where he is…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister challenges Unionists advocating Protocol implementation (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP will seek to amend Executive formation legislation
SDLP MPs Colum Eastwood and Claire Hanna say they will seek to amend legislation extending the Executive formation deadline, and table amendments reforming Assembly Speaker elections to remove the one-party veto. They also call for a legal duty on the Secretary of State to fund a public sector pay…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: SDLP will seek to amend Executive formation legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Former Agriculture Minister seeks nomination to stand for Sinn Féin in Midlands-North West
Sinn Féin says MP and former Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew will seek a nomination to stand for the party in the Midlands-North West region at the upcoming European elections. Gildernew says she would press Irish interests in Brussels, backed by a Sinn Féin team, on farming, cost of…
International affairs Constitutional affairs Issue: Michelle Gildernew seeks Sinn Féin nomination for European Parliament election Original release: Former Agriculture Minister seeks nomination to stand for Sinn Féin in Midlands-North West (opens in a new tab)
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Shift to renewable energy showing clear environmental benefits – McGuigan
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan says the shift to wind energy is showing clear environmental benefits, citing a Wind Energy Ireland report on record renewable output and reduced emissions. He calls for the immediate restoration of the Assembly to meet emissions targets under the Climate Change Act.
Environment and climate Issue: Wind Energy Ireland report on record renewable electricity output Original release: Shift to renewable energy showing clear environmental benefits – McGuigan (opens in a new tab)
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If betrayal comes all Unionists who see the folly must stand together
TUV leader Jim Allister warns that a DUP return to Stormont without changes to the Protocol would breach the mandate the DUP fought two elections on, and calls on Unionists to stand together if the Protocol is accepted.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP officer meeting speculation over restoring devolution and the Protocol Original release: If betrayal comes all Unionists who see the folly must stand together (opens in a new tab)
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Now EU dictating to NI on tooth fillings
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Protocol will force Northern Ireland to follow an EU ban on dental amalgam from January 2025, warning the British Dental Association has flagged a disproportionate impact on local oral health services.
Health International affairs Issue: EU dental amalgam ban applying in Northern Ireland under the Protocol Original release: Now EU dictating to NI on tooth fillings (opens in a new tab)