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Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed
TUV secretary and North Belfast representative Ron McDowell says officialdom failed to mark Northern Ireland's centenary, blaming the NIO's low-key events and a blocked Stormont centenary stone, and praises the Loyal Orders for stepping in with a band culture display.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland centenary commemorations 2022 Original release: Loyal Orders stepping up where government failed (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson – no one should be playing politics with vulnerable
DUP East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson says Sinn Fein is cynically using vulnerable people for political gain and calls for the Chancellor's £650 cost-of-living payment to reach every Northern Ireland household, with energy firms passing on discounts directly as in Britain.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Wilson – no one should be playing politics with vulnerable (opens in a new tab)
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Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill
Green Party NI MLA Ciara Henry welcomes the opening of Ballycopeland Windmill to the public from 2 June as a heritage visitor site. She highlights a Changing Places facility, a cafe run by USEL that will offer jobs to people with disabilities, and the windmill's value to local history.
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: Ballycopeland Windmill reopening as visitor attraction Original release: Ciara Henry has welcomes the reopening of Ballycopeland Windmill (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson – Protocol is blockage to VAT cut
DUP MP Sammy Wilson says Sinn Fein's call for a VAT cut on energy bills contradicts its demand for full implementation of the NI Protocol, which he claims blocks such a cut. He urges Sinn Fein to join efforts to replace the Protocol and suggests suspending green levies on bills.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Sinn Fein call for VAT cut on energy bills Original release: Wilson – Protocol is blockage to VAT cut (opens in a new tab)
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US delegation told of unionist strength of feeling on Protocol
The DUP says it briefed a visiting US delegation on the strength of unionist feeling over the Northern Ireland Protocol, telling the visitors that the arrangement must be changed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: US delegation visit to Northern Ireland on the Protocol Original release: US delegation told of unionist strength of feeling on Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office
TUV South Belfast representative Andrew Girvin says Sinn Féin's Northern Ireland leader refused to reject US Congressman Neal's use of the word planter, and calls on unionist parties to refuse to nominate a deputy to her as First Minister.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Congressman Neal's use of the term planter Original release: O’Neill’s refusal to reject planter slur shows she’s unfit for First Minister office (opens in a new tab)
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Treasury announcements remind us the U.K. is better together
TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe says Treasury cost-of-living measures show the benefits of the UK economy and London funding, and argues Northern Ireland would not get such support from Dublin.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK Government cost of living support package announcement May 2022 Original release: Treasury announcements remind us the U.K. is better together (opens in a new tab)
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Why Green and Red Customs Lanes are not the answer to the NI Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister QC MLA argues green and red customs lanes would not resolve the NI Protocol, saying they confirm a customs border with GB, leave Article 7 EU law application untouched, and retain Articles 8 and 10 on VAT and State Aid.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Green and red customs lanes proposal for the NI Protocol Original release: Why Green and Red Customs Lanes are not the answer to the NI Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara
Green Party NI Deputy Leader Cllr Mal O'Hara responds to the Northern Ireland environmental statistics report, citing emissions at 5 per cent of the UK total, falling biodiversity and protected-site condition, and falling recycling rates. He calls for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency…
Environment and climate Issue: Northern Ireland environmental statistics report 2022 Original release: Action needed on environment more than ever - O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance meets US delegation at Stormont
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says the party met a US Congressional delegation at Stormont, expressing sympathy over a school shooting in Texas. He says Alliance asked the delegation to press the UK Government to build trust with the EU and to urge the EU to offer more flexibilities on…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Alliance meeting with US Congressional delegation at Stormont Original release: Alliance meets US delegation at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP urges DUP to get back to work
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP urges DUP to get back to work (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from SDLP Leader following meeting with US delegation
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP says he met a visiting US congressional delegation and raised Brexit's impact, the need for the Protocol, and the case for Stormont's return to tackle health waiting lists and rising costs. He also criticises the British Government's departure from the Stormont House…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: SDLP Leader meeting with visiting US congressional delegation Original release: Statement from SDLP Leader following meeting with US delegation (opens in a new tab)
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Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation
TUV South Antrim representative Mel Lucas says the DUP agreed the substance of Irish language legislation introduced at Westminster, claiming it conceded the measure to restore Stormont and was passed there to avoid Assembly debate. He warns it will disadvantage non-Irish speakers in public sector…
Disability and equality Economy and employment Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Whether at Westminster or Stormont roll over Unionism cannot wash its hands of Irish language legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes confirmation that legislation for an Irish Language Act will be tabled, and calls for it to be delivered before Westminster's summer recess. She blames unionist parties for reneging on the commitment in the 2020 New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Disability and equality Issue: British government confirmation of Irish Language Act legislation tabling Original release: Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Acht Gaeilge breakthrough (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says a recall motion has been tabled to reconvene the Assembly, elect a Speaker and First and deputy First Ministers, so an Executive can be formed and deliver over £420 million to households and an extra £1 billion for health services, urging the DUP to cease blocking it.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recall motion to elect Speaker and First Ministers Original release: Sinn Féin submit Assembly recall motion to tackle cost of living – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)
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Building on increased all-island trade will create jobs and prosperity – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says all-island trade rose strongly in 2021 and early 2022 according to CSO figures, and calls for that growth to be built on. She blames successive DUP economy ministers for ignoring the Protocol's opportunities and urges the DUP to end its Assembly boycott.
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: CSO latest all-island trade figures published May 2022 Original release: Building on increased all-island trade will create jobs and prosperity – Archibald (opens in a new tab)
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Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance
DUP MLA Trevor Clarke, a member of the NI Assembly Commission, says the SDLP and Alliance vetoed flying the Union Flag at Parliament Buildings on 28 May 2022, the Northern Ireland centenary, and calls their stance intolerant of British identity.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Union Flag flying at Parliament Buildings on Northern Ireland centenary Original release: Clarke – Alliance & SDLP demonstrate British intolerance (opens in a new tab)
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US delegation will hear real and costly impact of Protocol on…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says he will lead a delegation to meet the US Congressional Ways and Means Committee at Stormont, after criticising Rep. Neal's comments that Protocol problems were manufactured. He says the Irish Sea border is having a costly impact.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: US delegation visit to Northern Ireland on the Protocol Original release: US delegation will hear real and costly impact of Protocol on… (opens in a new tab)
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Lyons: Government must restore NI's place in the United Kingdom
DUP Economy Minister Gordon Lyons welcomes Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's visit to Northern Ireland but urges the Government to act on the Northern Ireland Protocol, which he says has damaged the local economy and democratic arrangements. He says the DUP will judge Government action against its…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Foreign Secretary acknowledgement of Sea Border business difficulties Original release: Lyons: Government must restore NI's place in the United Kingdom (opens in a new tab)
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Core issues with Sea Border are constitutional
TUV South Down representative Councillor Harold McKee welcomes the Foreign Secretary's acknowledgement of business difficulties with the Sea Border but says the government must recognise the core issue is constitutional. He argues the Protocol subjugates Article Six of the Acts of Union and calls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Foreign Secretary acknowledgement of Sea Border business difficulties Original release: Core issues with Sea Border are constitutional (opens in a new tab)