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Unionism must hold its nerve
TUV leader Jim Allister urges unionists not to give up their refusal to operate Stormont while the Protocol remains in place, warning that surrender would enable economic Irish unification. He says Sinn Féin, the IRA and their American supporters are the main backers of the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionism must hold its nerve (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney welcomes Infrastructure Minister John O'Dowd's sign-off on a Ballyclare package that includes 699 homes, public spaces and completion of the northern Ballyclare Relief Road. He says it will ease town-centre traffic, shorten commuter journeys and bring economic and…
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Ballyclare urban investment programme and relief road completion approved Original release: Kearney welcomes approval for major Ballyclare investment (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie mistaken again - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says UUP Leader Doug Beattie's suggestion that the Government further override devolution by installing a Speaker at the Assembly is foolish, naive and would push Unionism further away. He says the Government should be allowed to produce its protocol proposals first.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Beattie call for Government to install Assembly Speaker Original release: Beattie mistaken again - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill and Sturgeon discuss cost of living and Executive formation
Sinn Féin Assembly Leader Michelle O'Neill MLA says she met Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh to discuss cost-of-living pressures, Executive formation and the Protocol. She calls for the £420 million in the Executive's account to be released and a budget that invests an extra…
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Neill and Sturgeon discuss cost of living and Executive formation (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin and US meddling must be rejected
TUV Strangford councillor Stephen Cooper condemns foreign interference in UK internal matters, including remarks by Nancy Pelosi and a Dublin visit by Taoiseach Micheál Martin to Belfast, and urges Unionists to stand firm against the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Dublin and US meddling must be rejected (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – “time to remove the dark shadow of the Protocol”
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says the Protocol has failed and must be replaced by arrangements backed by Unionists as well as Nationalists, ahead of his meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Belfast. He says the Irish Government cannot have both the current Protocol and the Good Friday…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Donaldson meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Belfast on the Protocol Original release: Sir Jeffrey – “time to remove the dark shadow of the Protocol” (opens in a new tab)
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UUP Leader Doug Beattie meets with the Taoiseach in Belfast
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says he asked the Taoiseach to press the EU to change its negotiating mandate and urgently resolve Irish Sea Border issues, and to take care with language amid recent Irish Government statements.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UUP leader meeting with Taoiseach in Belfast on Irish Sea Border Original release: UUP Leader Doug Beattie meets with the Taoiseach in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Pelosi comments deeply regrettable and misinformed – Beattie
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says Nancy Pelosi's comments on the Protocol are deeply regrettable, misinformed and wrong, arguing it undermines East-West relationships and the Belfast Agreement. He calls for an end to checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland and says all…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Nancy Pelosi comments on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Pelosi comments deeply regrettable and misinformed – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP meets with Taoiseach
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood reports a positive meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Belfast covering the Protocol, British legacy legislation and the DUP's absence from Stormont. He backs Martin's push for the DUP to re-enter government and urges the British government to negotiate.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: SDLP meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Belfast Original release: SDLP meets with Taoiseach (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood welcomes Pelsoi Protocol intervention
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood welcomes US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's concern over the UK government's proposed legislation on the Northern Ireland Protocol, warning it could jeopardise a US trade deal. He urges London to pull back and negotiate with the EU.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Nancy Pelosi comments on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Eastwood welcomes Pelsoi Protocol intervention (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol state aid restrictions will cause lasting damage to NI…
DUP MLA Diane Dodds warns that EU state aid controls under the Protocol will harm Northern Ireland's economy, after Brussels set new caps on regional aid for local businesses over five years. She says the arrangement puts NI at a competitive disadvantage and calls for decisive action to protect…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: EU approval of Northern Ireland regional aid map and state aid caps Original release: Protocol state aid restrictions will cause lasting damage to NI… (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State’s abortion announcement trashes devolution
TUV East Antrim spokesperson Norman Boyd says the Secretary of State's abortion announcement shows devolution is a sham, arguing Westminster is willing to act on abortion but reluctant to act on Protocol concerns. He questions whether London expects Unionists to return to devolution regardless of…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State plans to accelerate abortion services commissioning Original release: Secretary of State’s abortion announcement trashes devolution (opens in a new tab)
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“A sad day for NI and a sad reflection on NIO’s priorities” – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group, says the Secretary of State's decision to accelerate abortion legislation through Westminster is a bad decision that disrespects the devolution settlement. She contrasts this with slower progress on Irish Sea Border…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State plans to accelerate abortion services commissioning Original release: “A sad day for NI and a sad reflection on NIO’s priorities” – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Tories’ Abortion Push deletes the Human Right to Life and Undermines the GFA
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín criticises Northern Secretary Brandon Lewis's new powers to direct the Northern Ireland Health Department to expand abortion services, saying they bypass Stormont and the Good Friday Agreement. He says Aontú is seeking legal advice on protecting…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State plans to accelerate abortion services commissioning Original release: Tories’ Abortion Push deletes the Human Right to Life and Undermines the GFA (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Leader Tells Tánaiste That The Good Friday Agreement
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD tells the Tánaiste the Good Friday Agreement "has been gutted" and urges the government to exhaust international legal avenues, seek reconstitution of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference and pursue Joint Authority. He also promotes an Aontú Bill for a…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Tóibín Dáil exchange with Tánaiste on Good Friday Agreement implementation Original release: Aontú Leader Tells Tánaiste That The Good Friday Agreement (opens in a new tab)
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Fiscal Commission report useful contribution but will gather dust unless institutions restored, says Muir
Alliance Finance spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA calls the Fiscal Commission report on Executive tax and spending a useful contribution to funding cost-of-living support, but says it will go unused until the Assembly and Executive are restored. He also urges a plan to tackle the cost of division.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Fiscal Commission report on Executive tax and spending powers Original release: Fiscal Commission report useful contribution but will gather dust unless institutions restored, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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Middleton – “Divisive Border Poll Still SF’s No.1 Priority”
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton says Sinn Fein is showing its true colours by demanding more clarity on calling a border poll, claiming the party is focused on division rather than the NHS and childcare. He argues Northern Ireland is best placed within the UK.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Middleton – “Divisive Border Poll Still SF’s No.1 Priority” (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson –“unionists will not sit in the corner and be quiet”
DUP MP Sammy Wilson says SDLP and Sinn Fein want unionists to stay quiet and accuses them of favouring majority rule over powersharing. He says unionists will make their voices heard against the Protocol and calls on SDLP MP Claire Hanna to apologise to Carla Lockhart.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Carla Lockhart Commons remarks on John Hume and powersharing exchange with Claire Hanna Original release: Wilson –“unionists will not sit in the corner and be quiet” (opens in a new tab)
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TUV setting the agenda
TUV Lagan Valley spokesperson Lorna Smyth says TUV's long-standing position, that Unionists must force the Government to choose between Stormont and the Protocol, is now central to the debate and that the Government has promised action it must deliver. She says TUV will keep pressing to prevent…
Constitutional affairs Original release: TUV setting the agenda (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey: "A good start, but actions speak louder than words"
The DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP welcomes the Foreign Secretary's Commons statement on plans to legislate on the NI Protocol but says actions must follow words. He calls for the Irish Sea border to be removed and says legislation is needed within days and weeks, not months or years.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss statement on the NI Protocol Original release: Sir Jeffrey: "A good start, but actions speak louder than words" (opens in a new tab)