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Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol
DUP peer Nigel Dodds warns of a 'cliff-edge' in December if no resolution is reached on medicine supply to Northern Ireland, which he links to the Protocol and the Falsified Medicines Directive. He says no new proposals have been tabled and calls for the will to make progress.
Health International affairs Issue: Lords sub-committee evidence on Protocol impact on medicine supply Original release: Medicines ‘cliff-edge’ looming due to Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP challenges the Prime Minister in the Commons to review UK laws so that religious freedom is protected, after Isabel Vaughan-Spruce was arrested for silent prayer near a Birmingham abortion facility.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Isabel Vaughan-Spruce arrest and charge under Birmingham buffer zone Original release: Prime Minister challenged on ensuring religious freedom (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Connie Egan urge Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to step in so an opt-out organ donation system can take effect in Northern Ireland, after a written reply showed no commitment to act while the Assembly is not sitting.
Health Issue: Secretary of State response on opt-out organ donation legislation Original release: Secretary of State should Act on Organ Donations, says Alliance Representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Government should reconsider and withdraw Legacy Bill: Dodds
DUP peer Lord Dodds urges the Government to reconsider its support for the Legacy Bill and withdraw it, as the House of Lords again debated the legislation. He says victims oppose the bill and that it narrows the route to justice for terrorist crimes.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progress to House of Lords Original release: Government should reconsider and withdraw Legacy Bill: Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane calls for British government to stop callous Legacy Bill
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane urges the British Government to halt the Legacy Bill before its Lords stage, arguing it blocks truth and justice for victims, and calls for an urgent summit with both governments and parties.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progress to House of Lords Original release: Finucane calls for British government to stop callous Legacy Bill (opens in a new tab)
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DUP boycott of Executive has left public services at mercy of cruel Tory cuts – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy says the DUP's refusal to take part in the Executive has exposed public services to Westminster-imposed cuts after the Budget Bill passed today. He calls on Chris Heaton-Harris to clarify steps to restore the Executive, and says Sinn Féin is ready to form one.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Westminster Budget Bill passage amid Stormont Executive impasse Original release: DUP boycott of Executive has left public services at mercy of cruel Tory cuts – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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British Government must respect Council of Europe calls on Brexit, Protocol and Human Rights – Senator Paul Gavan
Sinn Féin Senator Paul Gavan calls on the British Government to respect a Council of Europe PACE report on Brexit's impact on human rights in Ireland, including its criticism of the Protocol and the Legacy Bill. He urges shelving the Bill and an immediate halt to unilateral action.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: PACE report on Brexit's impact on human rights in Ireland Original release: British Government must respect Council of Europe calls on Brexit, Protocol and Human Rights – Senator Paul Gavan (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Selects Rosemary McGlone To Contest Slieve Croob DEA
Aontú announces Rosemary McGlone as its candidate for the Slieve Croob DEA in the upcoming council election. The release also calls for MLAs' wages to be suspended when they fail to work and for an end to the ability of one party to collapse the Assembly.
Local government Health Original release: Aontú Selects Rosemary McGlone To Contest Slieve Croob DEA (opens in a new tab)
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Renewed focus needed to resolve Legacy issues - Elliott
UUP MLA Tom Elliott says legacy issues need renewed focus and warns against reviving the Stormont House Agreement, citing its parallel police force and its handling of injury cases. He calls for a human rights-based approach and for the Republic of Ireland's role in the Troubles to be acknowledged.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Renewed focus needed to resolve Legacy issues - Elliott (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Alliance representatives express concern over local GP surgeries changing hands
Alliance's North Down representatives express concern after the South Eastern Health Trust agreed to temporarily run the Priory and Springhill GP surgeries in Holywood and Bangor following the resignation of GP partners. MP Stephen Farry says they will seek reassurances on coverage and service.
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries taken over by South Eastern Health Trust Original release: North Down Alliance representatives express concern over local GP surgeries changing hands (opens in a new tab)
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Vaughan: Permanent solution needed for Priory and Springhill surgeries
SDLP Holywood and Clandeboye representative Déirdre Vaughan calls for a permanent solution for the Priory and Springhill GP surgeries after talks with new contractors collapsed. She says she will seek assurances from the South Eastern Trust that services will not be interrupted.
Health Issue: Priory and Springhill GP surgeries taken over by South Eastern Health Trust Original release: Vaughan: Permanent solution needed for Priory and Springhill surgeries (opens in a new tab)
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Heaton-Harris must spell out what if anything he has done to restore Executive – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Conor Murphy urges Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to listen to senior US figures before his US visit, calling for the Legacy Bill to be scrapped and for work with the EU on Protocol solutions. He also demands clarity on what steps he has taken to restore the Executive.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Heaton-Harris visit to the US ahead of Executive restoration Original release: Heaton-Harris must spell out what if anything he has done to restore Executive – Murphy (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance proposal to cut £500k from rates increase fails
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland says its proposal to cut £500,000 from the Belfast City Council rates increase and create a new bonfire support package was rejected by SF, DUP, SDLP and PBP, arguing the cut would lower the rise from 7.99% to 7.7% and criticizing spending on DJs.
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: Belfast City Council rates increase proposal defeat Original release: Alliance proposal to cut £500k from rates increase fails (opens in a new tab)
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Paul Maskey extends condolences to the family of plastic bullet campaigner Jim McCabe
Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey sends sympathy to the children, grandchildren and wider family of Jim McCabe, who has died, recalling his decades-long campaign against plastic bullets after his wife Nora was killed by one in 1981.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Paul Maskey extends condolences to the family of plastic bullet campaigner Jim McCabe (opens in a new tab)
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Significant US Congress opposition to Legacy Bill welcomed – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon welcomes opposition from US Congress members to the British Government's Legacy Bill, which she says would deny truth and justice to victims. She calls urgently for a Legacy Summit including the British and Irish governments and local parties, and for the Bill's passage…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: US Congress letter opposing British Government's Legacy Bill Original release: Significant US Congress opposition to Legacy Bill welcomed – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Health workers crying out for Executive to tackle crisis facing health and social care system – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew says health workers are demanding an Executive to address the health and social care crisis, urging action on waiting lists, staff shortages and hospital overcrowding, and calling on the DUP to end its blockade.
Health Issue: Health leaders request meeting with UK Secretary of State over health crisis Original release: Health workers crying out for Executive to tackle crisis facing health and social care system – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Proposals for £110m funding cut from EA budget “unconscionable” – Butler
UUP Deputy Leader Robbie Butler, who speaks on education for the party, condemns proposed £110m cuts to Department of Education services as unconscionable. He warns they would hit vulnerable children and non-statutory services, and calls on the Secretary of State to reverse the cuts while Stormont…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Proposed £110m Department of Education budget cuts Original release: Proposals for £110m funding cut from EA budget “unconscionable” – Butler (opens in a new tab)
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Nicholl marks Chinese New Year
South Belfast MLA and Chair of the All Party Group on Ethnic Minority Communities Kate Nicholl wishes people a happy Chinese New Year, marking the Year of the Rabbit and praising Belfast's Chinese community. She calls for joint working between government and stakeholders to secure racial equality…
Disability and equality Original release: Nicholl marks Chinese New Year (opens in a new tab)
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McDonald calls for legacy summit in letter to the Irish and British governments
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald writes to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging an urgent summit on legacy issues and asks the British government to halt its legacy bill, saying it would deny victims truth and justice.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ben Wallace remarks on legacy bill and legacy inquests Original release: McDonald calls for legacy summit in letter to the Irish and British governments (opens in a new tab)
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DUP should stop reckless scaremongering on medicine supply – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says DUP scaremongering over medicine supply must stop and that any solutions should come from talks between the British Government and the EU. He claims DUP warnings are a cynical ploy, notes paracetamol and antibiotic shortages predate Brexit, and says Brexit has…
Health International affairs Issue: DUP warnings over medicine supply in Northern Ireland after Brexit Original release: DUP should stop reckless scaremongering on medicine supply – Kearney (opens in a new tab)