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Progress is only made by consensus – Sir Jeffrey
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP urges the UK-EU Inter-Parliamentary Partnership Assembly to accept that cross-community agreement is essential in Northern Ireland, arguing the Protocol was doomed without unionist backing and that Stormont and cross-border bodies will return only once it is…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Progress is only made by consensus – Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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“Political Games of Stormont Parties Jeopardising Cancer Screenings” – Cllr Mullen
Aontú's Cllr Denise Mullen calls for more investment in bowel and cervical screening programmes in the North, saying they lag behind Britain, where screening starts younger and uses a more sensitive smear test. She claims Stormont party disputes mean improvements lack guaranteed funding.
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This Is The Reality Of Climate Change
People Before Profit's statement says the UN environment agency's latest report shows global pledges would reach 2.8°C of warming, far above the 1.5°C scientists say is needed. It warns of heatwaves, crop failures and famine, especially in the Horn of Africa, and criticises military spending as a…
Environment and climate International affairs Original release: This Is The Reality Of Climate Change (opens in a new tab)
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Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey welcomes a written answer from NIO Minister Lord Caine confirming the Government will not consider joint authority for Northern Ireland. He says it should end talk of joint authority between London and Dublin, which he calls unhelpful.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Empey welcomes Government clarity in ruling out the possibility of Joint Authority (opens in a new tab)
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Report highlighting the lack of support for carers in NI devastating, says Armstrong
Alliance Communities Spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA calls the Carers NI State of Caring Northern Ireland 2022 report on carers' financial struggles 'devastating'. She blames the lack of a functioning Executive and calls for institutional reform. She says she will challenge the next Health…
Health Social security and welfare Original release: Report highlighting the lack of support for carers in NI devastating, says Armstrong (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Lack of functioning Executive preventing NI reaching full potential
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says a Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report on investment shows the absence of a working Executive is hurting the economy and deterring investment. She calls for an Executive focused on skills, young people and climate change, with MLAs prioritising jobs…
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: Hanna: Lack of functioning Executive preventing NI reaching full potential (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: All votes remain equal despite Paisley stunt
SDLP South Belfast MP Claire Hanna says a new Ireland will be decided through the mechanisms in the Good Friday Agreement, dismissing DUP MP Ian Paisley's call for a 'supermajority' in any future constitutional referendum as a stunt designed to distract from the DUP's problems.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Hanna: All votes remain equal despite Paisley stunt (opens in a new tab)
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Kearney welcomes Šefčovič recommitment to finding resolution
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney welcomes EU Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič's reaffirmed commitment to a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol and urges London to engage in urgent talks. He calls for the Protocol Bill to be scrapped.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Kearney welcomes Šefčovič recommitment to finding resolution (opens in a new tab)
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We need a solution that unionists can support - Brett
DUP North Belfast MLA Phillip Brett, speaking from London at the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, says the Northern Ireland Protocol must be replaced with arrangements unionists can support. He claims it caused the Executive's collapse and calls for its replacement to restore Northern…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: We need a solution that unionists can support - Brett (opens in a new tab)
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British government should engage in good faith with EU to reach agreed resolution – Kearney
Sinn Féin's Declan Kearney MLA urges the British government to show genuine commitment and negotiate in good faith with the EU towards a lasting deal on the Protocol. He says businesses need stability and the Protocol's market access, and accuses the DUP of blocking the Executive during the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: British government should engage in good faith with EU to reach agreed resolution – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Inaction and lack of progress on cancer screening are costing lives, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA warns that inaction on bowel and cervical cancer screening in Northern Ireland, including younger screening ages and older testing methods compared with the rest of the UK, will cost lives. She blames the lack of an Executive for the stalled progress.
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Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says Northern Ireland's climate commitments are hollow without a functioning Executive, as COP27 opens in Egypt. He calls for an urgently restored Executive, a Programme for Government aligned with emissions targets and a Green New Deal, blaming the DUP's deadlock for…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: Climate commitments hollow without an Executive to deliver, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP welcomes a new portrait of former leader John Hume being hung at Westminster, which Claire Hanna proposed and the Speaker's Advisory Committee commissioned from Colin Davidson for Portcullis House.
Other Community relations and legacy Original release: Eastwood: Westminster portrait fitting tribute to John Hume (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott
SDLP climate spokesperson Mark H Durkan says it is shameful that Stormont cannot function during COP27, blaming the DUP's boycott for blocking climate measures. He calls for an executive climate emergency declaration, a Green New Deal and an all-island energy approach.
Environment and climate Original release: Durkan: Urgency of climate action highlights immorality of Stormont boycott (opens in a new tab)
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I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O’Neill, First Minister Designate, says she will work for all citizens and communities, calls for a power‑sharing executive, extra health funding and cost‑of‑living support, and condemns the DUP’s refusal to form government.
Constitutional affairs Health Original release: I will work for all citizens, and for all communities as a First Minister for All – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds
Upper Bann DUP MLA Diane Dodds says Sinn Fein should use its conference to acknowledge there was an alternative to the IRA campaign, recalling an IRA attack on the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1996. She accuses Sinn Fein of lying about opponents, says the DUP accepts the election result but rejects…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: unlike SF we have always respected the ballot box - Dodds (opens in a new tab)
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Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns
People Before Profit, via its Ecosocialist Alliance, issues a statement ahead of COP27 in Egypt, arguing that economic recession, war and fossil fuel expansion worsen climate breakdown and that only ending capitalism can deliver real climate solutions. It also criticises conditions at the Sharm…
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: Cop27- Still Fiddling While The World Burns (opens in a new tab)
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Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome”
DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds says earlier chances to resolve the Protocol were wasted by London and Brussels, and urges the Secretary of State to use the remaining time to secure arrangements unionists can back. She says Stormont cannot return until the Protocol is addressed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Dodds – “SoS should focus on a durable outcome” (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action needed to tackle serious staffing issues at South West Acute Hospital – Murphy
Sinn Féin MLA Áine Murphy calls for urgent action on staffing shortages at South West Acute Hospital, including a lack of general consultant surgeons affecting emergency surgery. She has requested an update from the Department of Health and wants the Western Trust to explain steps taken, and…
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More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says the British Secretary of State's confirmed U-turn on an Assembly election adds to political instability and offers no clarity on next steps. She calls on him to set out how and when the government will restore the institutions and deliver the £400 energy payment.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: More Tory dithering and indecision as workers and families continue to struggle – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)