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Progress is only made by consensus – Sir Jeffrey
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP urges the UK-EU Inter-Parliamentary Partnership Assembly to accept that cross-community agreement is essential in Northern Ireland, arguing the Protocol was doomed without unionist backing and that Stormont and cross-border bodies will return only once it is…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Progress is only made by consensus – Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey welcomes a written answer from NIO Minister Lord Caine confirming the Government will not consider joint authority for Northern Ireland. He says it should end talk of joint authority between London and Dublin, which he calls unhelpful.
Constitutional affairs Issue: NIO written answer ruling out joint authority for Northern Ireland Original release: Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Lack of functioning Executive preventing NI reaching full potential
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on investment shows the absence of a working Executive is hurting the economy and deterring investment. She calls for an Executive focused on skills, young people and climate change, with MLAs prioritising jobs…
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on investment Original release: Hanna: Lack of functioning Executive preventing NI reaching full potential (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: All votes remain equal despite Paisley stunt
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says a new Ireland will be decided through the mechanisms in the Good Friday Agreement, dismissing DUP MP Ian Paisley's call for a 'supermajority' in any future constitutional referendum as a stunt designed to distract from the DUP's problems.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Paisley call for supermajority in future constitutional referendum Original release: Hanna: All votes remain equal despite Paisley stunt (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney welcomes Šefčovič recommitment to finding resolution
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney welcomes EU Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič's reaffirmed commitment to a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol and urges London to engage in urgent talks. He calls for the Protocol Bill to be scrapped.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Šefčovič comments on Northern Ireland Protocol talks Original release: Kearney welcomes Šefčovič recommitment to finding resolution (opens in a new tab)
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We need a solution that unionists can support - Brett
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett, speaking from London at the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, says the Northern Ireland Protocol must be replaced with arrangements unionists can support. He claims it caused the Executive's collapse and calls for its replacement to restore Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Parliamentary Partnership Assembly meeting at Westminster on Protocol talks Original release: We need a solution that unionists can support - Brett (opens in a new tab)
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British government should engage in good faith with EU to reach agreed resolution – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney MLA urges the British government to show genuine commitment and negotiate in good faith with the EU towards a lasting deal on the Protocol. He says businesses need stability and the Protocol's market access, and accuses the DUP of blocking the Executive during the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Parliamentary Partnership Assembly meeting at Westminster on Protocol talks Original release: British government should engage in good faith with EU to reach agreed resolution – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP welcomes a new portrait of former leader John Hume being hung at Westminster, which Claire Hanna proposed and the Speaker's Advisory Committee commissioned from Colin Davidson for Portcullis House.
Other Community relations and legacy Issue: Westminster portrait of John Hume unveiling Original release: Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume (opens in a new tab)
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I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O’Neill, First Minister Designate, says she will work for all citizens and communities, calls for a power‑sharing executive, extra health funding and cost‑of‑living support, and condemns the DUP’s refusal to form government.
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: DUP refusal to enter power‑sharing after 2022 Assembly election Original release: I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds
Upper Bann DUP MLA Diane Dodds says Sinn Fein should use its conference to acknowledge there was an alternative to the IRA campaign, recalling an IRA attack on the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1996. She accuses Sinn Fein of lying about opponents, says the DUP accepts the election result but rejects…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Sinn Fein conference remarks on IRA campaign and Stormont Original release: unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns
People Before Profit, via its Ecosocialist Alliance, issues a statement ahead of COP27 in Egypt, arguing that economic recession, war and fossil fuel expansion worsen climate breakdown and that only ending capitalism can deliver real climate solutions. It also criticises conditions at the Sharm…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt Original release: Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome”
DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds says earlier chances to resolve the Protocol were wasted by London and Brussels, and urges the Secretary of State to use the remaining time to secure arrangements unionists can back. She says Stormont cannot return until the Protocol is addressed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome” (opens in a new tab)
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More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says the British Secretary of State's confirmed U-turn on an Assembly election adds to political instability and offers no clarity on next steps. She calls on him to set out how and when the government will restore the institutions and deliver the £400 energy payment.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica
Green Party deputy leader Lesley Veronica challenges the Secretary of State to clarify the situation over an assembly election, saying today's statement offers no clarity and that the goalposts have moved. She says the public does not want a costly election and calls for stable government, citing…
Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA welcomes the Secretary of State's confirmation that there will be no pre-Christmas Assembly election, arguing it would not resolve NI Protocol problems. He calls for time to restore the Executive and warns against a January election.
Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election (opens in a new tab)
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Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform
Alliance leader Naomi Long welcomes the Secretary of State's decision to delay an Assembly election beyond Christmas, but says he must now push for institutional reform to end the Executive's dysfunction. She urges the DUP to end its boycott and consider the impact on people facing the cost of…
Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP calls on the DUP to return to Stormont so cost of living support can reach families, citing the paused Assembly election and delays to energy and heating oil payments.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support (opens in a new tab)
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Triggering Article 16 could provide the time and space to achieve a negotiated outcome on Protocol - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie says UK-EU negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol could be undermined by an unnecessary Assembly election costing £6.5million, and calls for the UK to trigger Article 16 to allow talks to continue.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Assembly election call and Article 16 Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations Original release: Triggering Article 16 could provide the time and space to achieve a negotiated outcome on Protocol - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Overriding local decision-making undermines devolution
DUP MP Carla Lockhart and MLA Paul Givan say they opposed Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris over the Northern Ireland Office's decision to commission abortion services, arguing it is a devolved matter for Stormont. They say the move undermines devolution and should be reversed.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Commissioning of abortion services in Northern Ireland announced by Secretary of State Original release: Overriding local decision-making undermines devolution (opens in a new tab)
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Democracy never the first choice for Sinn Fein
DUP MP Gregory Campbell accuses Sinn Féin of undermining democracy, citing its calls for 'joint authority' and an election while the Secretary of State has held off setting a date. He says devolution can only be restored by dealing with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Constitutional affairs Issue: British Secretary of State U-turn on Northern Ireland Assembly election timing Original release: Democracy never the first choice for Sinn Fein (opens in a new tab)