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Actions not words are needed: Sir Jeffrey
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson responds to the Secretary of State, saying trust was eroded by ignored unionist concerns and calling for concrete UK Government action rather than statements on the Windsor Framework, EU laws and the Protocol. He also says the Barnett formula must be replaced with…
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Secretary of State comments on unionist trust and the Windsor Framework Original release: Actions not words are needed: Sir Jeffrey (opens in a new tab)
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Urgent need for Executive to tackle chronic hospital pressures – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says reports of patients waiting days in corridors at the Royal are deeply concerning and calls for an Executive to be formed now to fund and fix pressures in the health service.
Health Issue: Reports of patients waiting days in Royal Hospital corridors Original release: Urgent need for Executive to tackle chronic hospital pressures – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Secretary of State should spell out spending priorities
DUP Communities Spokesperson Diane Forsythe says the Secretary of State must clarify whether a possible £153million Casement Park spend ranks above school and hospital funding. She points to a rise in the stadium estimate since May and calls on the NIO to say where its priorities lie.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Casement Park redevelopment cost estimate increase to £153million Original release: Secretary of State should spell out spending priorities (opens in a new tab)
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Why do the GAA alone have access to a bottomless pit of public money?
TUV deputy leader Ron McDowell criticises the GAA for refusing to contribute more to the Casement Park redevelopment as its cost rises to £168 million. He says the public purse is now expected to cover over 90% and questions why the Secretary of State will fund the project alone.
Public finance and taxation Infrastructure and transport Issue: Casement Park redevelopment cost rise to £168 million Original release: Why do the GAA alone have access to a bottomless pit of public money? (opens in a new tab)
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Sir Jeffrey – Unionists want a fair deal
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson urge the Northern Ireland Secretary to accept that a restored Assembly and Executive cannot rest on shaky ground until NI's place in the UK internal market is legally protected. Sir Jeffrey says the Government has made promises but…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary on restoring devolved government Original release: Sir Jeffrey – Unionists want a fair deal (opens in a new tab)
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Lockhart welcomes PM support for childhood cancer campaign
DUP MP Carla Lockhart welcomes the Prime Minister's commitment to work on improving benefit support for families facing a childhood cancer diagnosis. She urges the Government to change DLA rules so support starts at diagnosis, not after the three-month claim delay.
Social security and welfare Health Issue: Prime Minister's PMQs response on childhood cancer benefit support Original release: Lockhart welcomes PM support for childhood cancer campaign (opens in a new tab)
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Hazzard hits out at Paisley comments on legal representative
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard condemns comments by Ian Paisley in Westminster about a legal representative of the Colum Marks family, saying the inferences made are dangerous and that MPs should not use parliamentary privilege for such commentary.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ian Paisley Westminster comments on Colum Marks family's legal representative Original release: Hazzard hits out at Paisley comments on legal representative (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: No recess on efforts to restore devolution
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says Stormont talks to restore devolution must continue through the summer after meeting Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris, and urges action on childcare costs, health waiting lists and pay.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Eastwood meeting with Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris on restoring devolution Original release: Eastwood: No recess on efforts to restore devolution (opens in a new tab)
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Inhumane Tory ‘Migration’ Bill latest in a string of anti-rights legislation – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin says the UK government's Illegal Migration Bill, passed on the day of her statement, is cruel and inhumane and breaches protections for vulnerable asylum seekers and trafficking victims. She claims it will increase trafficking and encroaches on devolved areas.
Immigration Disability and equality Issue: UK Tory 'Migration' Bill passage through Parliament Original release: Inhumane Tory ‘Migration’ Bill latest in a string of anti-rights legislation – Sheerin (opens in a new tab)
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Legacy Bill merely continues policy of seeing victims as an inconvenience or embarrassment
TUV party chairman Keith Ratcliffe says the Legacy Bill, being debated today, does not have the support of innocent victims of terrorism and continues a policy of treating victims as an inconvenience. He claims the bill moves closer to an amnesty and will aid terrorists in rewriting history.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progression despite opposition Original release: Legacy Bill merely continues policy of seeing victims as an inconvenience or embarrassment (opens in a new tab)
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Cruel and callous legacy bill will prolong the cover-ups – Kelly
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly calls on the British government to scrap its Legacy Bill, which he says will prolong state cover-ups and deny families access to the courts, after Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris said it will proceed.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Westminster Legacy Bill progression despite opposition Original release: Cruel and callous legacy bill will prolong the cover-ups – Kelly (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein must accept their role in perpetuating sectarianism
DUP MLA Gary Middleton says a failure of political leadership lies behind another pro-IRA chant, filmed in a Londonderry bar during a European qualifier featuring Derry City, and calls on Sinn Fein to accept its role in perpetuating sectarianism.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Pro-IRA chanting in Londonderry bar during Derry City European qualifier Original release: Sinn Fein must accept their role in perpetuating sectarianism (opens in a new tab)
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Act now to capitalise on green economy opportunity says Eastwood
Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood calls for faster public investment and streamlined planning on green energy after a CBI analysis on the UK green economy. She says Northern Ireland is falling behind while the DUP boycott blocks governance, and urges action on grid upgrades and green skills.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Issue: CBI analysis on UK green economy opportunity Original release: Act now to capitalise on green economy opportunity says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance to review GAA’s VEAT notice for Casement Park
Alliance says it will review the GAA's recently issued transparency notice on proposed design and cost changes to Casement Park, and will discuss the changes with the GAA and ask for their detailed proposals. Alliance also says the stadium's economic benefits justify the investment.
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: GAA VEAT notice on Casement Park design and cost changes Original release: Alliance to review GAA’s VEAT notice for Casement Park (opens in a new tab)
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McNulty welcomes progress on Casement Park
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty welcomes the publication of a procurement notice on proposed changes to the Casement Park redevelopment contract, and calls for appropriate funding to be delivered without further delay. He says the project's planning approval, granted in 2021 under SDLP minister Nichola…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: GAA VEAT notice on Casement Park design and cost changes Original release: McNulty welcomes progress on Casement Park (opens in a new tab)
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Government must act to end unfair block on northern athletes representing Ireland – Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
Sinn Féin's Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD urge the Irish government to push for an island-wide derogation from World Athletics' 1934 Political Boundary Rule, which bars Northern athletes from representing Ireland at European and World championships. Andrews calls on Sport Minister Thomas…
Disability and equality Issue: World Athletics 1934 Political Boundary Rule derogation for Ireland Original release: Government must act to end unfair block on northern athletes representing Ireland – Chris Andrews TD and Ruairí Ó Murchú TD (opens in a new tab)
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PSNI must not participate in political activity whilst in uniform
DUP Policing Board representative and South Antrim MLA Trevor Clarke welcomes the PSNI decision to bar uniformed officers from Belfast Pride, saying political events risk damaging public confidence. He calls for equal treatment of officers from unionist backgrounds regarding Loyal Order membership.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: PSNI decision on uniformed officers at Belfast Pride parade Original release: PSNI must not participate in political activity whilst in uniform (opens in a new tab)
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Discussions on our island’s economic performance “key in preparing for unity referendum” – Rose Conway Walsh TD
Sinn Féin's Rose Conway Walsh TD says a Good Friday Agreement Committee discussion on the economies of both parts of Ireland, ahead of a possible Irish unity referendum, raised issues including partition's cost, foreign investment gaps and Northern skills and infrastructure deficits.
Economy and employment Constitutional affairs Issue: Good Friday Agreement Committee meeting on the island's economic future Original release: Discussions on our island’s economic performance “key in preparing for unity referendum” – Rose Conway Walsh TD (opens in a new tab)
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TUV lodge complaints with PSNI and NIE following video
TUV Mid Ulster chairman Glenn Moore says he has written to the PSNI and NIE over an NIE employee filmed saying "Up the Ra" near a Unionist bonfire site, and has alerted Cookstown Boxing Club, where the individual coaches.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: NIE employee "Up the Ra" video near Unionist bonfire site Original release: TUV lodge complaints with PSNI and NIE following video (opens in a new tab)
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TUV write to Commission on Ballycastle parade
TUV vice chairman Causeway Councillor Allister Kyle writes to the Parades Commission, claiming footage shows a man deliberately walked into a bandsman during Ballycastle's 12th July parade and questioning Sinn Fein MLA Philip McGuigan's call for a meeting with the Commission and PSNI. He offers to…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Ballycastle Twelfth of July parade incident footage Original release: TUV write to Commission on Ballycastle parade (opens in a new tab)