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Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist…
DUP East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson cautions the Northern Ireland Secretary of State that the Belfast and successor Agreements rest on cross-community support, calling the NIO's approach patronising towards unionist concerns. He says Stormont will not be restored without arrangements restoring…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Robinson - "NIO’s approach has been patronising towards unionist… (opens in a new tab)
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Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers
TUV Lisburn South candidate Stewart McEvoy says DUP leader Emma Little-Pengelly's remarks about a "pathway" back into the Stormont executive show the DUP will return to implementing the Protocol after the local elections. He argues the Windsor Framework does not resolve Protocol issues and calls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Only “pathway” leads back to being Protocol implementers (opens in a new tab)
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Victims must not be written out of Belfast Agreement anniversary
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly says victims must not be written out of commemorations of the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement's 25th anniversary, arguing their suffering was overlooked in 1998. She contends the St Andrews Agreement fixed key problems with the 1998 deal, and calls for events to…
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Original release: Victims must not be written out of Belfast Agreement anniversary (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State urges Unionists to dismantle the Union
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Secretary of State's speech urging Unionists to back a Stormont executive was unconvincing, arguing that Sinn Fein in charge would not save the Union and that ministers would have to implement EU law with no Northern Ireland say.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Secretary of State urges Unionists to dismantle the Union (opens in a new tab)
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Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw urges the swift naming of an Autism Reviewer, saying the process has stalled because the DUP is boycotting Stormont's institutions.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Outrageous that DUP now blocking own member’s bill to enhance Autism Services, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History
People Before Profit publishes a special report on the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on its 25th anniversary. Councillor Shaun Harkin says the agreement failed to deliver prosperity or end sectarianism, citing poverty, food bank reliance and run-down public services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Original release: 25 Years Of The Good Friday Agreement – Time To Make Poverty And Sectarianism History (opens in a new tab)
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Watch our Party Election Broadcast
The DUP urges voters to back the party at the 18 May election, arguing that restoring Northern Ireland's position within the UK is the basis for moving the region forward.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Watch our Party Election Broadcast (opens in a new tab)
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Families impacted by neurology scandal deserve truth and accountability – Ní Chuilín
Sinn Féin MLA Carál Ní Chuilín welcomes a Judicial Review win by neurology campaigner Danielle O'Neill that blocked Michael Watt from removing himself from the medical register. She calls on Watt to comply with investigations and on the Belfast Trust to implement the report's recommendations.
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Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton
The DUP, through leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, says he raised its commitment to restoring the Assembly on a basis unionists and nationalists can support during a meeting with former US President Bill Clinton in Belfast. He argues progress depends on cross-community consensus and solid…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Need for consensus highlighted at meeting with President Clinton (opens in a new tab)
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USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI
TUV leader Jim Allister says the US was founded by rejecting colonial rule, yet American figures including Hillary Clinton urge Unionists to rejoin Stormont and accept the Protocol, which he calls hypocritical. He argues the Windsor Framework and Belfast Agreement both aim to detach Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: USA exists because it rejected colonial rule, yet wishes to impose it on NI (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast
Aontú says it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in Belfast, its largest candidate team yet in the North, and that the team will win council seats across the region.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team Tomorrow in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti
Aontú candidate Sharon Loughran says her Newry home was targeted with loyalist graffiti reading "Aontú IRA out" and "UDA", which she has reported to police. Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD condemns the sectarian intimidation as an attack on the democratic process.
Community relations and legacy Health Original release: Aontú Candidate and Hospital Campaigner Targeted With Loyalist Graffiti (opens in a new tab)
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Transparency around Michael Watt essential to victims and to wider public, says Bradshaw
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA praises victims of neurologist Michael Watt for pressing for the truth to be made public, after a court quashed a decision letting him leave the medical register without a public hearing. She says the Independent Neurology Inquiry exposed missed…
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Progress must be built on solid foundations
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says progress in Northern Ireland depends on cross-community consensus, warning that changes to institutions to exclude unionists would end power-sharing and urging Alliance to back future Protocol arrangements unionists can support.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Progress must be built on solid foundations (opens in a new tab)
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GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly
Aontú Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly welcomes reports that Cork GAA is looking at ways to allow turnstile cash payments at county matches this summer. She calls for cash turnstile access at every match in all 32 counties, arguing the cashless policy excludes older people and those without internet…
Disability and equality Original release: GAA Reversal on Cashless Policy Needs to Be Repeated All Over Ireland. – Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast
Aontú announces it will launch 19 candidates for the May local elections in the North on Tuesday 18 April in West Belfast, calling it its largest candidate team so far. Leader Peadar Tóibín TD says the team includes campaigners, educationalists and health workers.
Constitutional affairs Local government Original release: Aontú to Launch Largest Ever Election Candidate Team On Tuesday the 18th in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief
Alliance North Antrim MLA Sian Mulholland welcomes news that the Kells and Connor Medical Practice, serving around 4,000 patients, will continue after Dalriada Urgent Care agreed to take it over from its departing contractor. She says she will meet the British Medical Association and Royal College…
Health Original release: Mulholland says news of GP practice being saved a relief (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill welcomes recommitment from President Biden to investment during Belfast visit
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, welcomes President Biden's pledge to help draw investment and create jobs in the North, marking 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement. She urges the UK and Irish governments and the DUP to restore the Executive and institutions without…
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: O’Neill welcomes recommitment from President Biden to investment during Belfast visit (opens in a new tab)
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Neither Biden’s Bribery nor Sunak’s Lies alter the realities of the Windsor Whitewash
TUV leader Jim Allister says Biden's hint of economic aid for restoring Stormont is a bribe, and that operating Stormont under the Windsor Framework would mean assenting to the dismantling of the UK and an Irish Sea border. He says TUV will not accept the Windsor Framework.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Neither Biden’s Bribery nor Sunak’s Lies alter the realities of the Windsor Whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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Biden wouldn’t tolerate Protocol in US
TUV Mourne councillor Harold McKee says US President Biden's visit was unremarkable and that the US should mind its own business. He criticises Biden's praise of the Windsor Framework and calls on Unionists to resist pressure to implement the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Biden wouldn’t tolerate Protocol in US (opens in a new tab)