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Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA welcomes almost £1.7m in funding over five years for the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, jointly backed by Cancer Research UK and the Public Health Agency. She says local clinical trials give access to treatments that might otherwise be…
Health Issue: Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre £1.7m funding announcement Original release: Funding for experimental cancer treatments will save lives, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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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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Durkan: Deposit Return Scheme effectiveness depends on cross-border cooperation
SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has written to DAERA and Irish Minister Ossian Smyth asking for an all-island approach to the planned Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers, which DAERA says will launch in Northern Ireland in 2025. He argues cross-border working would deter fraud and bring economies…
Environment and climate Issue: DAERA confirmation of 2025 Deposit Return Scheme launch in Northern Ireland Original release: Durkan: Deposit Return Scheme effectiveness depends on cross-border cooperation (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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Shannon – “Ahern Recognises need for leadership in Brussels”
DUP MP Jim Shannon says Brussels and London would be mistaken to disregard unionist concerns, arguing that any Protocol deal needs unionist as well as nationalist backing. He says recent comments by Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern on political leadership show the need for it over technical talks.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Bertie Ahern evidence to Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the Protocol Original release: Shannon – “Ahern Recognises need for leadership in Brussels” (opens in a new tab)
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Progress is built on the support of unionists and nationalists
The DUP's East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson warns against any attempt to legislate to form an Executive without majority unionist support, calling reports of such a plan a kite-flying exercise. He says no Executive or Assembly is viable until the Protocol is replaced with arrangements restoring…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Progress is built on the support of unionists and nationalists (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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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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Eastwood: North is not condemned to Tory austerity forever
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the Northern Ireland Budget Bill debated at Westminster on Monday carries further Tory austerity, citing cuts to schools and a warning from the Education Authority. He argues a New Ireland would free the North from such budgets.
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Budget Bill Westminster debate Original release: Eastwood: North is not condemned to Tory austerity forever (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism will be tested, but must stand firm – Allister
TUV leader Jim Allister warns unionism will be tested over coming weeks as UK-EU talks on the Protocol proceed, arguing the talks ignore the EU's sovereignty over Northern Ireland and that any package will not restore NI's place in the UK.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionism will be tested, but must stand firm – Allister (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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Sir Jeffrey – Protocol must be replaced with arrangements unionists…
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP welcomes Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's acknowledgement that imposing the Protocol against unionist wishes was a mistake. He calls on London, Dublin and Brussels to replace it with arrangements unionists can support, restoring devolution.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Taoiseach acknowledgement of Northern Ireland Protocol mistake Original release: Sir Jeffrey – Protocol must be replaced with arrangements unionists… (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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Resolve the Protocol or basis for restoration of devolution will not…
DUP MLA Emma Little-Pengelly says devolution cannot be restored until the Northern Ireland Protocol is dealt with, calling for it to be replaced with arrangements unionists can support. She says the UK Government's New Decade, New Approach promise remains unmet, marking the date set in December…
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP blockade preventing formation of Northern Ireland Executive Original release: Resolve the Protocol or basis for restoration of devolution will not… (opens in a new tab)