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Wilson - Reeves should raise rigged vote with EU
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson urges Chancellor Rachel Reeves to press the EU during her Brussels visit to dismantle barriers to trade across the Irish Sea. He claims the Democratic Consent vote on the Windsor Framework was rigged and says DUP MLAs will vote against its continuation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Democratic Consent vote on the Windsor Framework continuation Original release: Wilson - Reeves should raise rigged vote with EU (opens in a new tab)
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The battle goes on
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson says the DUP will vote against the Stormont arrangements on Tuesday, calling the Windsor Framework barriers to trade unacceptable and claiming the vote is rigged by Sinn Féin, Alliance and SDLP support. He also urges Unionists to co-operate ahead of the 2027 elections.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Democratic Consent vote on the Windsor Framework continuation Original release: The battle goes on (opens in a new tab)
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Egan presents petition on diagnosis and management of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes with Ehlers Danlos Support UK
Alliance MLA Connie Egan presented a petition to the Assembly, backed by Ehlers Danlos Support UK, urging the Health Minister to set up a dedicated diagnostic and treatment pathway for Ehlers‑Danlos syndromes across Northern Ireland.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Petition for Ehlers‑Danlos syndrome care pathway in NI Original release: Egan presents petition on diagnosis and management of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes with Ehlers Danlos Support UK (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister welcomes emergency hearing secured by Jamie Bryson
TUV leader Jim Allister welcomes an emergency court hearing secured by Jamie Bryson challenging a consent motion due to be voted on at Stormont without cross-community consent. Allister says the vote breaches Belfast Agreement cross-community commitments and promised public consultation.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Assembly democratic consent vote on Windsor Framework Articles 5-10 Original release: Jim Allister welcomes emergency hearing secured by Jamie Bryson (opens in a new tab)
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Allister responds after Government talks his Bill out
TUV Leader Jim Allister says he is disappointed the Labour Government talked out his Bill, which proposed solutions to post-Brexit arrangements, and thanks cross-unionist supporters. He says he will keep pressing on Protocol issues and calls the EU arrangements unsustainable.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Allister's Bill talked out by Labour Government Original release: Allister responds after Government talks his Bill out (opens in a new tab)
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Murphy welcomes ban on all forms of onshore petroleum exploration and production
SF MLA Áine Murphy welcomes the Executive's decision to permanently prohibit all onshore petroleum exploration and production, including fracking, saying it aligns the North with the rest of the island and protects local communities.
Environment and climate Issue: Executive decision to permanently ban onshore petroleum exploration and fracking Original release: Murphy welcomes ban on all forms of onshore petroleum exploration and production (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Sea Border Bill detached from reality
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says TUV Leader Jim Allister's private members' bill on the Irish Sea Border, debated in the Commons on Friday, is unrealistic and offers no solutions. She calls instead for work on people's concerns and remaining Brexit challenges, and says the SDLP will champion a…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Irish Sea Border Bill private members' bill Commons debate Original release: Hanna: Sea Border Bill detached from reality (opens in a new tab)
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7 in 7 Challenge congratulated through Commons motion
DUP MP Gregory Campbell congratulates rugby league player Kevin Sinfield on his 7 in 7 challenge of seven ultramarathons in seven days, raising money for Motor Neurone Disease, and says he has tabled a Commons motion marking it.
Other Disability and equality Original release: 7 in 7 Challenge congratulated through Commons motion (opens in a new tab)
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Gildernew welcomes confirmation that Executive agrees to extend welfare mitigations
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew welcomes the Executive's agreement to extend welfare mitigations to 2028, citing support for DLA-to-PIP transition, the benefit cap and bedroom tax. He calls on the Labour government to build a fairer benefits system.
Social security and welfare Disability and equality Issue: Executive agreement to extend welfare mitigations to 2028 Original release: Gildernew welcomes confirmation that Executive agrees to extend welfare mitigations (opens in a new tab)
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Time Conquers All
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson, writing in The Orange Standard, calls for greater unionist co-operation ahead of the 2027 Assembly and Local Government elections, arguing pro-Union candidates must be elected and that division must end.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Time Conquers All (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister responses to Secretary of State’s legacy announcement
TUV MP Jim Allister welcomes the Government's decision to appeal the Dillon judgment on article 2 of the Windsor Framework and asks whether the Secretary of State will legislate so article 2 has no effect in domestic law if the appeal fails. He also questions why a Finucane inquiry is needed if…
Constitutional affairs Justice and policing Issue: British Secretary of State's Legacy Act announcement on ICRIR and inquests Original release: Jim Allister responses to Secretary of State’s legacy announcement (opens in a new tab)
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So-called 'conversion' practices have no place in society, says Tennyson, launching Private Members' Bill.
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson, the Upper Bann MLA, launches a consultation on a Private Members' proposal to criminalise so-called conversion practices in Northern Ireland, open until 20 March 2025, saying such practices cause lasting harm.
Disability and equality Issue: Consultation launch on banning conversion practices in Northern Ireland Original release: So-called 'conversion' practices have no place in society, says Tennyson, launching Private Members' Bill. (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Chaotic Executive wasting everyone’s time
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Executive's chaos is wasting time at Stormont, citing a press conference where journalists were left waiting and no Budget was agreed for next week's Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Executive press conference delay and Budget not agreed, December 2024 Original release: O’Toole: Chaotic Executive wasting everyone’s time (opens in a new tab)
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British Secretary of State announcement falls short of commitment to ‘repeal and replace’ Legacy Act – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the British Secretary of State's legacy announcement falls well short of Labour's manifesto pledge to repeal and replace the Legacy Act, focusing on reforming the ICRIR. He criticises plans to appeal rulings on redacting family reports and calls for a joint approach…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British Secretary of State's Legacy Act announcement on ICRIR and inquests Original release: British Secretary of State announcement falls short of commitment to ‘repeal and replace’ Legacy Act – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Transparency and accountability needed from Health Committee meeting:…
DUP Health Spokesperson Diane Dodds calls for an urgent, independent inquiry into the Belfast Trust's handling of the new Regional Maternity Hospital ahead of the Trust's appearance before the Health Committee. She says the Health Minister's late-notified issue shows the need for scrutiny, and…
Health Issue: Belfast Trust and Department of Health appearance before Health Committee on maternity hospital Original release: Transparency and accountability needed from Health Committee meeting:… (opens in a new tab)
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Ongoing inaction on racial equality increasingly indefensible, says Bradshaw.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: Ongoing inaction on racial equality increasingly indefensible, says Bradshaw. (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to launch Our European Future paper in Brussels
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP and Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA launch proposals in Brussels calling for the post-consent-vote Protocol review to cover Brexit's all-island economic impacts, not only east-west trade. The paper proposes an EU Commission office in Belfast and observer…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: SDLP 'Our European Future' paper launch in Brussels Original release: SDLP to launch Our European Future paper in Brussels (opens in a new tab)
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TUV challenges Government on Efficacy of Assembly Protocol consent motion
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP argues that approving the Windsor Framework Articles 5-10 in the 10 December Assembly consent vote would keep Article 6 of the Acts of Union suspended, contrary to Section 38 of the EU Withdrawal Act 2020, and says this throws the vote's validity into doubt. Timothy…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Assembly democratic consent vote on Windsor Framework Articles 5-10 Original release: TUV challenges Government on Efficacy of Assembly Protocol consent motion (opens in a new tab)
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Tipping point in how we manage water, say McReynolds, following sewage investigation
Alliance MLA Peter McReynolds says Northern Ireland is at a tipping point in water management after an investigation found high sewage levels in Belfast Lough. He calls on Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd to commission the expert-led review of NI Water's funding and governance that the Audit…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Investigation finds high sewage levels in Belfast Lough Original release: Tipping point in how we manage water, say McReynolds, following sewage investigation (opens in a new tab)
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Incorporating UNCRPD into law is essential to eliminate discrimination, says Donnelly.
Alliance MLA Danny Donnelly urges the public to respond to the consultation on his Private Member's Bill to incorporate the UNCRPD into domestic law, arguing it would help eliminate discrimination against disabled people. He says the Assembly and Executive have not acted since 2009 and calls for a…
Disability and equality Issue: Donnelly Private Member's Bill UNCRPD consultation launch Original release: Incorporating UNCRPD into law is essential to eliminate discrimination, says Donnelly. (opens in a new tab)