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Paisley Westminster proposal misguided and hypocritical, says O’Lynn
Alliance MLA Patricia O'Lynn condemns a DUP-backed Westminster proposal from Ian Paisley Jr MP requiring a supermajority for referendums on changing Northern Ireland's constitutional status, calling it misguided, gimmicky and hypocritical. She says the DUP should return to Stormont instead.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Paisley call for supermajority in future constitutional referendum Original release: Paisley Westminster proposal misguided and hypocritical, says O’Lynn (opens in a new tab)
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Potential election delay doesn't change need for reform, says Long
Alliance leader Naomi Long MLA says the Secretary of State's postponement of a possible election does not alter the need for institutional reform. She welcomes the planned 12-week extension for forming an Executive and cuts to MLA pay, and urges the DUP to end its boycott and return to Stormont.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State legislation extending Executive formation period and cutting MLA pay Original release: Potential election delay doesn't change need for reform, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Focus must be on restoring Stormont institutions
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP calls for everyone to focus on restoring the Stormont institutions and for the DUP to end its boycott and return, rather than pursuing an election, as the Secretary of State extends the deadline for forming an Executive. He also welcomes the proposed cut to MLAs' pay.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State legislation extending Executive formation period and cutting MLA pay Original release: Eastwood: Focus must be on restoring Stormont institutions (opens in a new tab)
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EU must change negotiating mandate: Dodds
DUP peer Lord Dodds says there is little prospect of a Northern Ireland Protocol solution through talks with the EU unless its negotiating mandate changes. He calls on opponents of the Protocol Bill to focus on the EU, after the Bill completed Committee Stage in the Lords.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol Bill completes Lords Committee Stage Original release: EU must change negotiating mandate: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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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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This Is The Reality Of Climate Change
People Before Profit's statement says the UN environment agency's latest report shows global pledges would reach 2.8°C of warming, far above the 1.5°C scientists say is needed. It warns of heatwaves, crop failures and famine, especially in the Horn of Africa, and criticises military spending as a…
Environment and climate International affairs Issue: UN Environment Programme report on global warming pledges reaching 2.8°C Original release: This Is The Reality Of Climate Change (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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Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says Northern Ireland's climate commitments are hollow without a functioning Executive, as COP27 opens in Egypt. He calls for an urgently restored Executive, a Programme for Government aligned with emissions targets and a Green New Deal, blaming the DUP's deadlock for…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: COP27 climate summit opening in Sharm El Sheikh Original release: Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson (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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Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott
SDLP climate spokesperson Mark H Durkan says it is shameful that Stormont cannot function during COP27, blaming the DUP's boycott for blocking climate measures. He calls for an executive climate emergency declaration, a Green New Deal and an all-island energy approach.
Environment and climate Issue: COP27 climate summit in Egypt Original release: Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott (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)