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Protocol deal must restore Northern Ireland’s place within UK Internal Market – Beattie
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA urges the UK Government and EU not to agree a Northern Ireland Protocol deal merely to conclude talks, and calls for long-lasting solutions that restore and protect Northern Ireland's place within the UK Internal Market. He says he will oppose any deal that makes…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK joint statement on Northern Ireland Protocol talks Original release: Protocol deal must restore Northern Ireland’s place within UK Internal Market – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
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Nicholl marks Martin Luther King Day and says his fight against racial inequality is still just as relevant today
Alliance Spokesperson for Migration Kate Nicholl MLA marks Martin Luther King Day, saying his fight against racial inequality remains as relevant today. She cites the 2022 killing of Keenan Anderson by Los Angeles police and says Black communities face violence from both police and white…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: Nicholl marks Martin Luther King Day and says his fight against racial inequality is still just as relevant today (opens in a new tab)
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In building Irish Sea Border infrastructure HMG is enforcing EU law
TUV leader Jim Allister says new UK Regulations building further Irish Sea Border infrastructure merit detailed study, arguing they impose EU law on Northern Ireland via the Official Controls Regulation under Article 5(4) of the Protocol. He also blames DUP ministers for not using an Executive…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: UK Regulations for further Irish Sea Border infrastructure Original release: In building Irish Sea Border infrastructure HMG is enforcing EU law (opens in a new tab)
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“Any old deal” will NOT do – Sir Jeffrey
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says any negotiated outcome on the Northern Ireland Protocol will be a missed opportunity unless it commands unionist support and restores Northern Ireland's economic and constitutional place in the UK. He says the party will judge any published outcomes against…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations and Keir Starmer's Queen's University speech Original release: “Any old deal” will NOT do – Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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DUP welcomes new North Down Councillor
The DUP welcomes North Down Councillor Carl McClean, who has announced he is joining the party, with Sir Jeffrey Donaldson saying he will help build a stronger, more cohesive unionism. McClean says the party is the best vehicle to promote Northern Ireland's place within the UK.
Constitutional affairs Original release: DUP welcomes new North Down Councillor (opens in a new tab)
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Transforming local health services is our priority – Hazzard
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard welcomes a £9 million investment to upgrade the power supply at Daisy Hill Hospital, part of a wider £20 million plan including a new MRI/CT suite. He calls for an Executive and health minister to be restored now and urges the DUP to end its blockade.
Health Public finance and taxation Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital £9 million power supply upgrade announcement Original release: Transforming local health services is our priority – Hazzard (opens in a new tab)
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Belfast is the 50th most congested city in the world - Cllr Mal O'Hara
Green Party councillor Malachi O'Hara responds to a report ranking Belfast 50th most congested city worldwide, blaming successive Executives for failing to invest in public transport and cut car dependence. He says the Assembly's 2020 climate emergency declaration has produced little action, and…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: Belfast ranked 50th most congested city worldwide report Original release: Belfast is the 50th most congested city in the world - Cllr Mal O'Hara (opens in a new tab)
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It’s the sovereignty issue, stupid
TUV leader Jim Allister says the core Protocol problem is constitutional, arguing that media and government framing of checks misses the point. He calls for the UK to recover full sovereignty over Northern Ireland, ending EU law's application here and GB's treatment as a third country.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework Protocol deal reports and sovereignty Original release: It’s the sovereignty issue, stupid (opens in a new tab)
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‘No time to waste on restoring Executive’ – Mary Lou McDonald
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald says there is no time to waste in restoring the Executive and appeals to the DUP to return to the Executive table, after meeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast with First Minister Designate Michelle O'Neill.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald meeting with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast Original release: ‘No time to waste on restoring Executive’ – Mary Lou McDonald (opens in a new tab)
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Executive need to invest in health services – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls for a functioning Executive and a health minister to fund GP services and recruit more doctors and nurses, after meeting GP organisations about closures and staff shortages. He urges the DUP to stop obstructing the Executive.
Health Original release: Executive need to invest in health services – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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TUV warning on acceptance of “Red and Green lanes”
TUV spokeswoman Lorna Smyth warns against accepting the "Red and Green lanes" customs arrangement, arguing it entrenches the Irish Sea border, requires costly declarations and spot checks, and imposes EU law on Northern Ireland. She responds to the DUP leader's comments on Good Morning Ulster.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Red and Green lanes customs arrangement for Northern Ireland trade Original release: TUV warning on acceptance of “Red and Green lanes” (opens in a new tab)
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Political presence in Belfast to discuss issues shows importance of restoring institutions, says Farry
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP says meetings in Belfast with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Keir Starmer on the Protocol show the need to restore the institutions. He urges progress to be built on and the Assembly and Executive restored quickly.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Varadkar and Starmer Belfast meetings on the Protocol Original release: Political presence in Belfast to discuss issues shows importance of restoring institutions, says Farry (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty welcomes major investment for Daisy Hill
SDLP Newry and Armagh MLA Justin McNulty welcomes a £9.2 million Department of Health investment in Daisy Hill Hospital, which will fund an MRI suite and wider service upgrades. He calls for these upgrades to be progressed at pace and kept on track.
Health Issue: Daisy Hill Hospital £9.2 million Department of Health investment Original release: McNulty welcomes major investment for Daisy Hill (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Time to end the dramatics and get to work
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says his party put a proposal to change the rules for nominating an Assembly Speaker, arguing it could restore the institutions with nationalist, unionist and other support. He urges party leaders to end the dramatics and work intensively on restoring devolution.
Constitutional affairs Issue: SDLP proposal to change Assembly Speaker election rules Original release: Eastwood: Time to end the dramatics and get to work (opens in a new tab)
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TUV leader Jim Allister criticises the SDLP for withdrawing from talks with the Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary over Sinn Fein's exclusion, and says TUV was not asked to attend. He calls on the UK Government to refuse Mary Lou McDonald a place at such talks and urges Unionists to end…
Constitutional affairs Issue: SDLP withdrawal from Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary talks Original release: Untitled (opens in a new tab)
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Data sharing agreement entrenches the Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MLA argues that the UK-EU agreement on EU access to UK IT systems entrenches the Protocol, by committing UK trade data such as customs declarations and manifests to one-way sharing with the EU. He says the UK government has moved to the EU position and calls for radical…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Joint UK-EU statement on EU access to UK IT systems Original release: Data sharing agreement entrenches the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Comment on British government exclusion of Mary Lou McDonald from today’s roundtable meeting
Sinn Féin criticises the British government for excluding party leader Mary Lou McDonald from a roundtable with the Northern Ireland Secretary and Foreign Secretary, calling it bad faith. The party urges a swift Executive restoration amid the cost of living crisis and welcomes recent Protocol…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Mary Lou McDonald excluded from British government roundtable meeting Original release: Comment on British government exclusion of Mary Lou McDonald from today’s roundtable meeting (opens in a new tab)
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More public awareness is key to saving lives, says Dickson, marking Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson, marking Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, shares his experience of surviving oesophageal cancer and urges wider public awareness of symptoms so that people can be diagnosed and treated earlier.
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Talks around restoration of the institutions robust but constructive, says Muir
Alliance Chief Whip Andrew Muir MLA says the round‑table with the Secretary of State and the Foreign Secretary on restoring the institutions was robust and constructive, but was eclipsed by the UK Government’s “needless” move to dictate who could attend, urging parties to select their own delegates,
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Mary Lou McDonald excluded from British government roundtable meeting Original release: Talks around restoration of the institutions robust but constructive, says Muir (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP proposes changes to Speaker election to unblock Stormont logjam
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says the party is proposing a change to Assembly Speaker election rules, allowing a two-thirds majority of MLAs to choose a Speaker, to end what it calls a one-party veto blocking the Stormont institutions.
Constitutional affairs Issue: SDLP proposal to change Assembly Speaker election rules Original release: SDLP proposes changes to Speaker election to unblock Stormont logjam (opens in a new tab)