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TUV launch social media publication contrasting Government spin with legal reality
TUV leader Jim Allister launches a social media publication setting out what he calls the real legal position of the Windsor Framework against Government claims. He argues the deal leaves Northern Ireland tied to the EU and Republic of Ireland single market and customs rules, and says it falls…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework TUV social media publication launch Original release: TUV launch social media publication contrasting Government spin with legal reality (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State makes good case against Windsor whitewash
TUV's Matthew Armstrong, a Ballymena councillor and party vice-chair, says the Secretary of State's Good Morning Ulster interview showed the Stormont Brake would not reliably block EU law, calling the Windsor deal merely a renamed Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Secretary of State's Good Morning Ulster interview on Stormont Brake Original release: Secretary of State makes good case against Windsor whitewash (opens in a new tab)
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Plenty of sophistry but no sovereignty reclaimed
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Windsor Framework has not changed the Protocol, arguing that its adjustments are limited to tinkering because they cannot alter the Protocol's essential elements, which keep EU law, the ECJ and the Irish Sea border in place. He says the Prime Minister reclaimed…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: Plenty of sophistry but no sovereignty reclaimed (opens in a new tab)
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We will take our time to fully interrogate detail of Windsor Framework - Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says the party will take time to scrutinise the Windsor Framework, noting the legal text, Stormont Brake details and Northern Ireland Act changes are still awaited, and will consult business and stakeholders before deciding.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework TUV social media publication launch Original release: We will take our time to fully interrogate detail of Windsor Framework - Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Net-zero advice reinforces need for urgently restored Executive, says Tennyson
Alliance Climate Change Spokesperson Eóin Tennyson MLA says the Climate Change Committee’s carbon‑budget advice underlines the urgent need to restore the Northern Ireland Executive, arguing ministerial direction is essential to meet the 2050 net‑zero target.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: CCC first three Carbon Budgets advice for NI Original release: Net-zero advice reinforces need for urgently restored Executive, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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"Closure of Maternity Services Will Put Lives at Risk"
Aontú deputy leader Gemma Brolly urges people to respond to the Causeway Maternity Unit consultation before its 3 March 2023 closing date, after a listening event where she voiced concern about the process and the proposed closure of maternity services.
Health Issue: Causeway Maternity Unit consultation and listening event Original release: "Closure of Maternity Services Will Put Lives at Risk" (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent restoration of the Assembly and Executive needed to facilitate public inquiry for victims of mother and baby homes in NI, says McAllister
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister calls for urgent restoration of the Stormont institutions so a public inquiry into mother and baby homes can proceed, after a Dáil-passed redress scheme in the Republic. She blames the DUP's boycott and says draft inquiry legislation should be progressed…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Dáil passes mother and baby homes redress scheme Original release: Urgent restoration of the Assembly and Executive needed to facilitate public inquiry for victims of mother and baby homes in NI, says McAllister (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe responds to Lord Frost comments on Protocol deal
TUV Newry and Armagh spokesperson Keith Ratcliffe welcomes Lord Frost's Daily Telegraph comments, saying the Windsor Framework is the Protocol renamed and that the Stormont brake is narrow, with Westminster holding the final say.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lord Frost Daily Telegraph comments on Windsor Framework Original release: Ratcliffe responds to Lord Frost comments on Protocol deal (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein welcoming conclusion to process they said could never happen
DUP East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons says Sinn Féin's welcome of the Windsor Framework is only possible because of DUP pressure, and calls on Michelle O'Neill to apologise for pushing the EU to fully enforce the NI Protocol. He says the DUP will scrutinise the framework's texts against its seven tests.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: Sinn Fein welcoming conclusion to process they said could never happen (opens in a new tab)
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Concerns raised with plan to end Minor Injuries services in Ards
Green Party Councillor Barry McKee for Bangor West raises concerns about the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust's plan to end Minor Injuries services at Ards Community Hospital. He says the consultation was flawed and exclusionary, calls for investment in Bangor and Ards hospitals instead…
Health Issue: South Eastern Trust plan to end Minor Injuries services at Ards Community Hospital Original release: Concerns raised with plan to end Minor Injuries services in Ards (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: We must realise potential of dual market access
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP says Northern Ireland must capitalise on dual market access after questioning PM Rishi Sunak on the Protocol deal in the Commons. He calls for British government investment in infrastructure and higher education, and urges Stormont parties to restore functioning…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: Sunak Protocol deal questioned in House of Commons Original release: Eastwood: We must realise potential of dual market access (opens in a new tab)
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“The last hundred years were dominated by partition and conservatism. Let us strive to make the next hundred years about unity and progress.” – Chris MacManus MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus calls on the Irish government and EU institutions to formally engage in discussions on Irish unity, proposing an all-Ireland Citizens Assembly on the subject. Speaking at an Arigna commemoration honouring two men who died there, he says a future unity referendum must…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: “The last hundred years were dominated by partition and conservatism. Let us strive to make the next hundred years about unity and progress.” – Chris MacManus MEP (opens in a new tab)
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“Rigorous implementers” wanted a bad deal made worse
DUP MP Gregory Campbell urges parties that backed the Northern Ireland Protocol as "rigorous implementers" to admit they were wrong to dismiss unionist concerns about its flaws. He says progress on trade under the Windsor Framework would not have happened without the change unionists pushed for.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: “Rigorous implementers” wanted a bad deal made worse (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin President calls for restoration of Executive without delay
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald calls for the northern Executive to be restored without delay, welcoming the EU-UK agreement on the Protocol and urging the DUP to end its boycott of the Executive and Assembly.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol announced Original release: Sinn Féin President calls for restoration of Executive without delay (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill tells Sunak to keep positive momentum going to restore Executive
Sinn Féin First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill says she spoke by phone with Rishi Sunak, urging him to keep momentum going to restore the Executive without delay after the Windsor Framework deal. She also calls on the DUP to end its blockade.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK-EU Windsor Framework agreement and Stormont Brake Original release: O’Neill tells Sunak to keep positive momentum going to restore Executive (opens in a new tab)
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Sunak’s deal – the triumph of spin over substance
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MLA says the Sunak deal on Northern Ireland's Protocol falls far short of the spin, arguing NI stays under EU single market goods rules and ECJ oversight, and that the 'Stormont Brake' offers no veto to MLAs.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK Windsor Framework deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Sunak’s deal – the triumph of spin over substance (opens in a new tab)
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“DUP No Deal Prediction Despite Concessions Underpins Need for Stormont Reform” – Cllr Mullen
Aontú's Cllr Denise Mullen raises concerns over DUP MP Sammy Wilson's comments and says Stormont needs urgent reform. She calls for MLAs to lose salaries if they fail to work and for an end to any single party's ability to block the Assembly.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP MP Sammy Wilson's comments on a Brexit deal and no-deal prediction Original release: “DUP No Deal Prediction Despite Concessions Underpins Need for Stormont Reform” – Cllr Mullen (opens in a new tab)
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Covid App Costing Public £440k a Month - Doyle
Aontú Cllr Emmet Doyle says the Department of Health is still spending around £440k a month on the Covid Certification Scheme, which cost £20.5m up to December 2022, though it has not been required for over a year. He calls for serious questions to be asked about the spending.
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Covid App Costing Public £440k a Month - Doyle (opens in a new tab)
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Protocol: No Concessions To Sectarianism
People Before Profit says the new EU‑UK deal must not deepen communal divisions at Stormont and rejects any further Protocol compromises that empower the DUP’s sectarian veto, urging workers to keep striking for fair pay and services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: EU-UK Windsor Framework deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: Protocol: No Concessions To Sectarianism (opens in a new tab)
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Carers to face further stress with end of Learning Disability Support says Armstrong
Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA warns exhausted carers will face more pressure when Mencap's Employment Support Service for people with learning disabilities closes on 31 March 2023. She blames a lack of budget following the end of European Social Fund money and calls for…
Disability and equality Public finance and taxation Issue: Mencap NI employment services redundancy notices over funding uncertainty Original release: Carers to face further stress with end of Learning Disability Support says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)