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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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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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Eastwood calls for work to establish number of homes impacted by mica
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP calls for efforts to determine the number of homes in Northern Ireland affected by mica, after a Derry family's home was confirmed as one of the first cases north of the border. He urges proper redress and asks what checks were made on building materials.
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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)
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Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica
Green Party deputy leader Lesley Veronica challenges the Secretary of State to clarify the situation over an assembly election, saying today's statement offers no clarity and that the goalposts have moved. She says the public does not want a costly election and calls for stable government, citing…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Return to the spirit of the people's agreement - Lesley Veronica (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA welcomes the Secretary of State's confirmation that there will be no pre-Christmas Assembly election, arguing it would not resolve NI Protocol problems. He calls for time to restore the Executive and warns against a January election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Beattie welcomes confirmation there won’t be a pre-Christmas Election (opens in a new tab)
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Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform
Alliance leader Naomi Long welcomes the Secretary of State's decision to delay an Assembly election beyond Christmas, but says he must now push for institutional reform to end the Executive's dysfunction. She urges the DUP to end its boycott and consider the impact on people facing the cost of…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Long: SOS now needs to listen on the issue of reform (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MP calls on the DUP to return to Stormont so cost of living support can reach families, citing the paused Assembly election and delays to energy and heating oil payments.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood: Stormont needed to provide cost of living support (opens in a new tab)
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‘Tory economic chaos leaving mortgages unaffordable’ – Archibald
Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald says Tory economic chaos will leave mortgages unaffordable after the Bank of England raised interest rates to 3%. She calls for the £400 energy payment to be paid immediately and for a Windfall Tax on energy companies to fund public services.
Economy and employment Housing Original release: ‘Tory economic chaos leaving mortgages unaffordable’ – Archibald (opens in a new tab)