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DUP MPs outline opposition to Government's legacy Bill
DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson says the Government's Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would grant amnesty for Troubles-related crimes, and the DUP will table amendments on early release, immunity and fines. Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says the party will vote against…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government legacy bill progressing through Westminster Original release: DUP MPs outline opposition to Government's legacy Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Legacy bill a ‘slap in the face’ to victims and families – O’Neill - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill calls the British government's legacy bill a 'slap in the face' to victims and families, writing to Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to urge the bill be scrapped and the Stormont House Agreement implemented instead.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: British government legacy bill progressing through Westminster Original release: Legacy bill a ‘slap in the face’ to victims and families – O’Neill - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Solid support for the Protocol across the north – Kearney - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney welcomes a Lucidtalk poll finding most people in the north back the Protocol for its economic benefits. He accuses the British government and DUP of spreading misinformation and says the Protocol is shielding businesses and workers amid the cost of…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Lucidtalk poll on public support for the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Solid support for the Protocol across the north – Kearney - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Border poll calls a divisive distraction from the issues that matter
DUP MLA Gordon Lyons says repeated border polls, in Scotland or Northern Ireland, divert attention from voters' priorities. He points to Sinn Féin's recent calls for a Northern Ireland poll and urges fixing the Protocol, restoring devolution and delivering NHS and childcare policies.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin call for a Northern Ireland border poll date Original release: Border poll calls a divisive distraction from the issues that matter (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD speech on the centenary of the outbreak of the Civil War - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD marks the centenary of the Free State shelling of Republicans in the Four Courts, which she says began the Civil War, and recalls her granduncle James O'Connor's execution in the Curragh Camp in December 1922.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Centenary of the Four Courts shelling and start of the Civil War Original release: Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD speech on the centenary of the outbreak of the Civil War - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Scottish people have a fundamental right to determine their own future – Kearney - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin National Chairperson Declan Kearney MLA welcomes the Scottish Government's plans for a second independence referendum in 2023 and calls on the Irish government to immediately convene a national Citizens Assembly on Ireland's constitutional future.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Scottish Government plans second independence referendum in 2023 Original release: Scottish people have a fundamental right to determine their own future – Kearney - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Ordinary people paying price for Tory chaos – Hazzard - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard says people and businesses in the North are bearing the cost of Westminster instability, blaming Conservative infighting and attacks on the Protocol. He calls on the British government to stop shielding the DUP from blocking an Executive and to work with the EU on…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP blocking Stormont Executive formation over the Protocol Original release: Ordinary people paying price for Tory chaos – Hazzard - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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Allister warns on small print of Protocol Bill
TUV leader Jim Allister warns unionists against accepting the NI Protocol Bill as a settlement, citing clause 19's regulation-based power to implement any EU deal without parliamentary scrutiny and clause 15(2)'s power to reinstate the full Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Government Protocol Bill unveiled to disapply parts of Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Allister warns on small print of Protocol Bill (opens in a new tab)
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MOT waiting situation a complete shambles, says Muir
Alliance infrastructure spokesperson Andrew Muir MLA says people face waits of up to five months for an MOT appointment and calls on the Infrastructure Minister to extend the reminder letter notification period and resource test centres.
Infrastructure and transport Original release: MOT waiting situation a complete shambles, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP MPs to vote against Protocol Bill
SDLP MPs Colum Eastwood and Claire Hanna say they will vote against the UK Government's Northern Ireland Protocol Bill in the Commons. Eastwood claims the bill fails local communities, undermines dual market access and is being used for Tory leadership ambitions.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Second Reading in House of Commons Original release: SDLP MPs to vote against Protocol Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Bill is now the only route to restoring the constitutional balance in…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, speaking at the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, says the Bill aims to reset Northern Ireland's ties to the rest of the UK after the Protocol's economic and constitutional effects. He says it is recognition that the Protocol cannot continue as…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Second Reading in House of Commons Original release: Bill is now the only route to restoring the constitutional balance in… (opens in a new tab)
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HMG forced to move – but no room for complacency
TUV spokesperson Councillor Stephen Cooper says the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill's second reading shows pressure from grassroots loyalism and the TUV's Assembly vote mattered, but warns the Irish Sea Border would remain and calls for the full removal of the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Second Reading in House of Commons Original release: HMG forced to move – but no room for complacency (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol Bill Deserves to be Comprehensively Defeated says Alliance
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP urges the House of Commons to defeat the Protocol Bill at Second Reading, saying it would harm Northern Ireland and the UK through trade risks, instability and damage to international standing, and calling instead for genuine negotiations with the EU.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Second Reading in House of Commons Original release: Protocol Bill Deserves to be Comprehensively Defeated says Alliance (opens in a new tab)
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Stable foundation for devolution is a necessity: Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says DUP MLAs have a mandate to resolve the Northern Ireland Protocol and urges a stable devolution foundation, arguing it outweighs any threat to Assembly salaries, and calls on the Secretary of State to set a consistent approach, including comparable action on MPs who miss
Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol and Assembly salary threat Original release: Stable foundation for devolution is a necessity: Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Time to Remove the NI Protocol
The DUP publishes a paper setting out the experiences of businesses affected by the Northern Ireland Protocol and calls for the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to progress rapidly through Commons stages. It argues the Protocol has harmed the economy, stability and constitutional position, and says…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill progress through Commons Original release: Time to Remove the NI Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Brett – “ineffective planning system stunting economic growth”
North Belfast DUP MLA Phillip Brett says Infrastructure Minister figures show regionally significant planning applications averaged 172.5 weeks to process between April 2016 and December 2021, against a 30-week target. He calls on the minister to act to restore confidence in the planning system.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Regionally significant planning application processing times figures released Original release: Brett – “ineffective planning system stunting economic growth” (opens in a new tab)
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British government should focus on solutions and stop giving DUP cover to block Executive - Finucane - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane urges the UK government to drop its backing for the DUP's blocking of an Executive and instead negotiate Protocol solutions with the EU, arguing the Protocol is working for businesses and jobs.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: British government bill on Northern Ireland Protocol moving to next stage Original release: British government should focus on solutions and stop giving DUP cover to block Executive - Finucane - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)
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TUV maximised the Unionist vote
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP's claims that a split in the unionist vote cost seats are inaccurate, citing transfer losses in Strangford, East Antrim, Lagan Valley and North Antrim. He says TUV transfers helped elect 11 unionist MLAs and that TUV's 65,000 votes maximised the unionist turnout.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP claims of unionist vote split in 2022 Assembly election Original release: TUV maximised the Unionist vote (opens in a new tab)
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Failure to reform Assembly and Executive risks future of devolution, says Long, as she writes to Governments
Alliance leader Naomi Long MLA warns that failing to reform the Assembly and Executive threatens devolution, and has written to the UK and Irish Governments proposing changes to nomination rules, weighted majority voting and petitions of concern.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Assembly and Executive reform proposals letter to UK and Irish Governments Original release: Failure to reform Assembly and Executive risks future of devolution, says Long, as she writes to Governments (opens in a new tab)
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Human rights laws in the North undermined by know-nothing Tories - Senator Paul Gavan - Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan condemns the British Government's plan for a so-called British Bill of Rights, saying it would weaken human rights law in the North, undermine the European Court of Human Rights and the Good Friday Agreement.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: British government plans to repeal the Human Rights Act Original release: Human rights laws in the North undermined by know-nothing Tories - Senator Paul Gavan - Sinn Féin (opens in a new tab)