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O’Toole: Flood victims crying out for support
SDLP Stormont Leader Matthew O'Toole says business owners in Downpatrick are crying out for financial support after flooding, and calls for emergency funding. He criticises the Secretary of State for not intervening, alongside South Down MLA Colin McGrath, who calls for a funding package for the…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Downpatrick flooding emergency funding call Original release: O’Toole: Flood victims crying out for support (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: King’s Speech demonstrates DUP’s privatised process has failed
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the King's Speech omitted any mention of restoring Northern Ireland's institutions, showing the DUP-British Government arrangement is failing. He calls for a new power-sharing model involving both Dublin and London if talks stall.
Constitutional affairs Issue: King's Speech 2023 reference to the Union Original release: Eastwood: King’s Speech demonstrates DUP’s privatised process has failed (opens in a new tab)
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The Public call for a Stormont return is growing louder - Butler
UUP MLA Robin Butler says calls for a Stormont return are growing, arguing unionist voters, not commentators, are pushing the DUP back into government. He cites pay freezes, roads, health services and cost-of-living pressures, and says canvassing in Lagan Valley shows strong support for Stormont…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: The Public call for a Stormont return is growing louder - Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party meet church leaders to discuss concerns with a continued lack of Executive
UUP leader Doug Beattie says a delegation met local church leaders to discuss the lack of a functioning Executive, reporting shared concern over failing services and rising financial hardship. He calls for an urgent return to Stormont and says the party will keep pressing for the institutions to…
Constitutional affairs Issue: UUP delegation meeting with church leaders on Stormont Executive deadlock Original release: Ulster Unionist Party meet church leaders to discuss concerns with a continued lack of Executive (opens in a new tab)
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Together We Will Succeed
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, in a letter to the Belfast News Letter, rejects a Morning View editorial's pessimism about a Stormont return, arguing unionists must broaden support for the Union rather than retreat, and that devolution should be restored.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Together We Will Succeed (opens in a new tab)
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LOUGHRAN: QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED OVER NEWRY FLOOD DEFENCES
Aontú representative for Newry Sharon Loughran expresses concern for homes and businesses flooded after the Clanrye burst its banks in Newry City Centre. She says questions must be put to the Council, NI Water and the Department of Infrastructure, and calls for a properly funded flood defence…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Northern Ireland flooding damage and recovery support Original release: LOUGHRAN: QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED OVER NEWRY FLOOD DEFENCES (opens in a new tab)
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Immediate action needed to help flood victims - UUP
UUP infrastructure spokesperson John Stewart MLA and Newry, Mourne and Down councillor David Taylor call for urgent financial support for flood victims and a Department for Infrastructure review of flood defences in areas such as Newry. Stewart also urges a cross-departmental flooding strategy for…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Issue: Northern Ireland flooding damage and recovery support Original release: Immediate action needed to help flood victims - UUP (opens in a new tab)
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Department for Infrastructure must ensure inconsiderate pavement parking options are ready to be taken forward by a Minister - Allen
UUP Communities spokesperson Andy Allen MBE MLA welcomes new parking restrictions taking effect that ban stopping on pavements at several named locations. He urges the Department for Infrastructure to finish preparing options on inconsiderate pavement parking so a new Minister can act quickly, and…
Infrastructure and transport Disability and equality Issue: New pavement parking restrictions taking effect at specified locations Original release: Department for Infrastructure must ensure inconsiderate pavement parking options are ready to be taken forward by a Minister - Allen (opens in a new tab)
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All parties must take a clear stand on antisemitism: Buckley
DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley says all Northern Ireland parties must clearly oppose antisemitism after meeting the UK's antisemitism adviser, Lord Mann. He also asks Sinn Féin to explain why none of its members met him and when it was first told of the visit.
Disability and equality Issue: DUP delegation meeting with Lord Mann on antisemitism Original release: All parties must take a clear stand on antisemitism: Buckley (opens in a new tab)
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UUP leader meets with Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
UUP leader says a meeting with Labour's Nick Thomas-Symonds MP confirmed Labour would not change the Windsor Framework, and sets out party concerns on green lane checks, a veterinary medicines deal, an 'Intertrade U.K.' body and Northern Ireland funding. The party also urges a return to devolved…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UUP meeting with Nick Thomas-Symonds MP on the Windsor Framework Original release: UUP leader meets with Nick Thomas-Symonds MP (opens in a new tab)
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Posters erected in Belvoir do not represent the people of South Belfast, say Nicholl and Bradshaw
Alliance MLAs Kate Nicholl and Paula Bradshaw condemn signs in the Belvoir estate telling certain people they are no longer welcome, which have been reported to the PSNI, Department for Communities and Housing Executive for removal. They call for a functioning Executive to accelerate housing…
Community relations and legacy Immigration Issue: Signs in Belvoir estate telling certain people they are unwelcome Original release: Posters erected in Belvoir do not represent the people of South Belfast, say Nicholl and Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Emergency financial support scheme needed for businesses affected by flooding, say Brown and McMurray
Alliance MLA Patrick Brown and Councillor Andrew McMurray call for an emergency financial support scheme for businesses hit by flooding across Northern Ireland, particularly in Newry, and urge the Secretary of State to step up while there is no Executive.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Northern Ireland flooding business emergency financial support call Original release: Emergency financial support scheme needed for businesses affected by flooding, say Brown and McMurray (opens in a new tab)
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Veterinary strike explodes Windsor Whitewash Spin
TUV Braid Councillor Christopher Jamison says disruption to livestock movements from the veterinary strike has undermined government claims that the Irish Sea border has been removed. He says Sea Border vet checks are the core of the dispute and calls the Protocol a constitutional problem that…
Constitutional affairs Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Veterinary strike disruption to livestock movements at the Sea Border Original release: Veterinary strike explodes Windsor Whitewash Spin (opens in a new tab)
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‘It will be the people of this island who will decide our future in a referendum’ – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the people of the island will decide Ireland's future in a referendum under the Good Friday Agreement, responding to the Tánaiste's comments. He calls on the Irish government to immediately establish a Citizens' Assembly on Irish unity.
Constitutional affairs Original release: ‘It will be the people of this island who will decide our future in a referendum’ – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
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Women must be kept updated during smear testing review – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says women must receive full information throughout the cervical smear testing review, which will start on 30 October and cover 17,500 tests. She urges timely, accurate handling, urgent rollout of HPV testing across the north, welcomes the Department of Health’s December‑t
Health Disability and equality Issue: Southern Trust cervical cancer screening review smear test re-checks Original release: Women must be kept updated during smear testing review – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Anniversary of ending of Ministers' terms should make us all reflect and increases need for reform, says Muir
Alliance's Andrew Muir MLA says the first anniversary of the Executive's collapse should prompt reflection on the hardship caused by no Ministers, and calls for reform of the Executive, including weighted majority voting, to stop parties blocking government.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: One year anniversary of Northern Ireland Executive collapse Original release: Anniversary of ending of Ministers' terms should make us all reflect and increases need for reform, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance calls for review of carers allowance
Alliance MLAs Patrick Brown, spokesperson on Poverty, and Kellie Armstrong call for a review of Carers Allowance, backing Carers NI recommendations including a higher earnings threshold, a taper and a working carer's element. They also urge Westminster to uplift the benefit.
Social security and welfare Economy and employment Original release: Alliance calls for review of carers allowance (opens in a new tab)
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NI open for business - Sir Jeffrey
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says a visit by a US business delegation signals that Northern Ireland is open for business, noting US investment and over $1billion in annual exports to the United States. He says the visit sits outside efforts to secure an outcome respecting Northern Ireland's…
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: NI open for business - Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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DUP should take action against Councillor over comments linking LGBTQ+ people to terrorism
An Alliance spokesperson calls on DUP leadership to take immediate action against Councillor Colin Kennedy over homophobic comments linking LGBTQ+ people with Hamas at an Ards and North Down Borough Council meeting. The spokesperson says the DUP must say whether it will suspend him.
Disability and equality Local government Issue: Councillor Colin Kennedy comments linking LGBTQ+ people to Hamas Original release: DUP should take action against Councillor over comments linking LGBTQ+ people to terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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Constitutional change has already happened without any consent, Mr Baker
TUV leader Jim Allister says constitutional change has already occurred in Northern Ireland without consent, pointing to the Protocol's suspension of Article 6 of the Acts of Union as confirmed by the Supreme Court, and criticises Steve Baker's support for it.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Constitutional change has already happened without any consent, Mr Baker (opens in a new tab)