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Omagh families deserve truth and justice – Elliott
UUP MLA Tom Elliott welcomes the UK Government's next steps on Omagh, including the Secretary of State's announcement of an independent statutory review, and calls on the Irish Government to set out how it will meet its responsibilities for answers on the cross-border Omagh bombing.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Omagh bombing independent statutory inquiry announcement Original release: Omagh families deserve truth and justice – Elliott (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent action vital to conserve and restore wetlands, says Blair
Alliance environment spokesperson John Blair MLA, marking World Wetlands Day, says action is needed now to protect and rebuild NI's wetland ecosystems. He welcomes progress on peatland restoration but says the region trails other jurisdictions and is badly underfunded.
Environment and climate Original release: Urgent action vital to conserve and restore wetlands, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Donnelly pays tribute to Omagh families as inquiry announced
Alliance Councillor Stephen Donnelly welcomes the Secretary of State's announcement of an independent statutory public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. He calls for those responsible to be brought to justice and urges the Government to scrap its Legacy Bill, arguing its amnesty would deny…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Omagh bombing independent statutory inquiry announcement Original release: Donnelly pays tribute to Omagh families as inquiry announced (opens in a new tab)
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Case shows fallacy of UK Government legacy proposals, says Eastwood
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood says the suspended sentence given to a former soldier for the 1988 killing of Aidan McAnespie shows the flaws in the UK Government's legacy proposals, and urges it to drop the Legacy Bill.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sentencing of British soldier for 1988 killing of Aidan McAnespie Original release: Case shows fallacy of UK Government legacy proposals, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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Young people deserve evidence based and inclusive Relationship and Sexuality Education says Egan
Alliance Education Spokesperson Connie Egan MLA says a meeting with Northern Ireland Office officials on Relationship and Sexuality Education was positive and urges the Secretary of State to implement CEDAW-based RSE as a priority. She cites a Belfast Youth Forum study finding 73% of young people…
Education Disability and equality Issue: Northern Ireland Office meeting on Relationship and Sexuality Education Original release: Young people deserve evidence based and inclusive Relationship and Sexuality Education says Egan (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP welcomes Statutory Inquiry into Omagh Bomb
SDLP West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan welcomes the Secretary of State's announcement of an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. He urges the Irish Government to take matching action and says families now have a path to the truth.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Omagh bombing independent statutory inquiry announcement Original release: SDLP welcomes Statutory Inquiry into Omagh Bomb (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: Aidan McAnespie case shows futility of Legacy Bill
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the suspended sentence handed to the former soldier for killing Aidan McAnespie demonstrates that the British government's legacy legislation fails to deliver truth and justice, praises the family's perseverance and condemns insensitive commentary.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sentencing of British soldier for 1988 killing of Aidan McAnespie Original release: Eastwood: Aidan McAnespie case shows futility of Legacy Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Lord Dodds issues warning over medicines supply to Northern Ireland
The DUP's Lord Dodds warns the Government to act on medicine supply to Northern Ireland, citing a year-end cliff edge that could see vital medicines withdrawn. He calls for medicines to be removed from the Protocol, arguing that EU rules and checks cause the problem.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Lords sub-committee evidence on Protocol impact on medicine supply Original release: Lord Dodds issues warning over medicines supply to Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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‘We will not give up on implementation of life-saving Dáithí’s Law’ – Reilly
Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly calls for Dáithí's Law to be implemented quickly, saying it will save lives, and criticises the British Secretary of State for not committing to legislate to make it fully operational.
Health Issue: Dáithí's Law implementation delay and Secretary of State legislation Original release: ‘We will not give up on implementation of life-saving Dáithí’s Law’ – Reilly (opens in a new tab)
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Paisley - focus on substance rather than speculation
DUP North Antrim MP Ian Paisley says Westminster commentary on a UK‑EU deal is mere wishful thinking and urges focus on concrete steps, insisting the Northern Ireland Protocol must be replaced with arrangements that restore devolution and NI’s position in the UK internal market.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Speculation on UK‑EU deal and NI Protocol replacement Original release: Paisley - focus on substance rather than speculation (opens in a new tab)
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Government kite flying over Protocol deal offers no basis for progress
TUV leader Jim Allister says a Times newspaper report on government suggestions for the Protocol does nothing to address sovereignty concerns, arguing the talks are not changing the legal text and that no principled Unionist could implement the Protocol through Stormont.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Times report on government Protocol suggestions Original release: Government kite flying over Protocol deal offers no basis for progress (opens in a new tab)
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Lords must take opportunity to tackle toxic Legacy Bill
DUP legacy spokesperson Emma Little-Pengelly urges House of Lords members to substantially amend the Government's Legacy Bill at Committee stage, saying victims and survivors groups oppose it as introducing amnesties for terrorist violence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Legacy Bill Committee Stage amendments on glorifying terrorism Original release: Lords must take opportunity to tackle toxic Legacy Bill (opens in a new tab)
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‘Pragmatic and durable solution on Protocol must be priority’ – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney says talks between the British Government and the EU should keep working toward a lasting, practical settlement on the Northern Ireland Protocol, after recent progress. He calls for good-faith engagement and argues the Protocol protects the all-island economy.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Recent progress on Northern Ireland Protocol talks between UK and EU Original release: ‘Pragmatic and durable solution on Protocol must be priority’ – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill reiterates call for implementation of life-saving Dáithí’s Law
First Minister-Designate Michelle O'Neill urges full implementation of Dáithí's Law on organ donation after meeting the young boy and his family, and calls on the British Secretary of State to legislate in the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive.
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Restoration of internal market would assist economic growth – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says the UK Government must urgently restore the internal market to boost Northern Ireland's economy, after raising the issue in a Commons Urgent Question on IMF growth forecasts. She says investment is stalling while businesses await a new Protocol deal and calls for a…
Economy and employment International affairs Issue: IMF forecast showing UK recession as only G7 economy shrinking Original release: Restoration of internal market would assist economic growth – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Lord Dodds seeks legislative change on glorifying terrorism
DUP peer Lord Dodds says he will propose a new offence of glorifying terrorism in Northern Ireland during Committee Stage of the Government's Legacy Bill, and an amendment making immunity under the Bill an aggravating factor in sentencing. He cites Sinn Féin commemorations of paramilitary figures…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Legacy Bill Committee Stage amendments on glorifying terrorism Original release: Lord Dodds seeks legislative change on glorifying terrorism (opens in a new tab)
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Wilson welcomes progress of trophy hunting legislation
DUP's Sammy Wilson welcomes progress of the Hunting Trophies Importation Prohibition Bill through Commons scrutiny, saying it is needed to stop trophy hunting of near-extinct animals. He warns the bill cannot cover Northern Ireland because of the Protocol, creating a smuggling loophole, and urges…
Environment and climate Constitutional affairs Issue: Hunting Trophies Importation Prohibition Bill Commons scrutiny Original release: Wilson welcomes progress of trophy hunting legislation (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara has detailed the dystopia of Brexit
Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara says Brexit has harmed the UK economy, environmental protections and Northern Ireland's institutions, marking three years since the UK left the EU. He calls for all Executive parties to return to government and says the EU and UK must resolve protocol problems.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Green Party NI leader Mal O'Hara has detailed the dystopia of Brexit (opens in a new tab)
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No compelling reasons for the SOS not to act on organ donation law – Chambers
UUP health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA urges the Secretary of State to urgently complete the stalled Organ and Tissue Donation Act at Westminster, ahead of a meeting with the Mac Gabhann family, whose son is awaiting a heart transplant.
Health Issue: Organ donation law implementation blocked by Executive deadlock Original release: No compelling reasons for the SOS not to act on organ donation law – Chambers (opens in a new tab)
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Appalling post-Brexit UK economic prospects make case for a new future: O’Toole
SDLP Stormont Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA says the IMF's forecast of UK contraction in 2023 underlines the need to protect the Northern Ireland Protocol's economic benefits and plan a future inside the EU within a new Ireland.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: IMF forecast showing UK recession as only G7 economy shrinking Original release: Appalling post-Brexit UK economic prospects make case for a new future: O’Toole (opens in a new tab)