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Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal
TUV MLA Jim Allister, via legal advice from John Larkin KC instructed by Baroness Hoey, Ben Habib and Jamie Bryson, says the DUP deal's Windsor Framework regulations do not restore Act of Union Article 6 or remove the Irish Sea border, and questions the command paper's constitutional claims.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Legal advice on DUP deal from John Larkin KC Original release: Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal (opens in a new tab)
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Respect is a two-way process - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says the year ahead carries uncertainty but could bring better times if the right short and long-term decisions are taken. He marks 1994 as the first year both the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries halted their campaigns, and calls for a more stable basis for devolution with…
Constitutional affairs Justice and policing Original release: Respect is a two-way process - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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New Year Message from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
The DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson wishes supporters a Happy New Year and sets out 2024 priorities, including concluding negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol, restoring Northern Ireland's place in the UK and internal market, and restoring devolved government at Stormont.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: New Year Message from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (opens in a new tab)
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Christmas Message from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson issues a Christmas message thanking those working over the holiday, reflecting on loneliness and loss, and saying the party continues negotiating with the Government to secure new arrangements on the Protocol and restore the Assembly and Executive.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Christmas Message from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (opens in a new tab)
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The imperative of standing firm
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Protocol remains damaging to the Union and urges unionists to keep opposing it in 2024. He rejects Stormont implementation and calls for full restoration of the Union with no Irish Sea border or foreign law.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: The imperative of standing firm (opens in a new tab)
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John Blair MLA reiterates the need to do better for nature’s recovery
Alliance Agriculture and Environment Spokesperson John Blair MLA says the natural environment is depleting rapidly, citing Lough Neagh, and urges urgent action after meeting Ulster Wildlife, hoping a restored Assembly will make nature‑proofing central to government policy.
Environment and climate Issue: Meeting with Ulster Wildlife on nature recovery Original release: John Blair MLA reiterates the need to do better for nature’s recovery (opens in a new tab)
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The folly of being bought or persuaded to do the Protocol’s work
TUV leader Jim Allister launches a short video on the Protocol, arguing it sets up economic fusion with the Republic and a step-by-step transition out of the UK. He says restoring Stormont would have unionists implementing that process.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: TUV video on the Protocol and economic fusion with the Republic Original release: The folly of being bought or persuaded to do the Protocol’s work (opens in a new tab)
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Strength, not weakness must continue
TUV leader Jim Allister warns that a return to Stormont without reversing the Protocol's constitutional and economic damage would entrench the Protocol and an Irish Sea border. He says a deal leaving Acts of Union provisions suspended would aid its implementation, and urges unionism to keep a firm…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Strength, not weakness must continue (opens in a new tab)
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Conference 2023 - Leader's Address
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says the party stands firmly with Israel after the Hamas attacks in Southern Israel, urges Israel to avoid civilian harm while destroying Hamas, calls for prayers for Jerusalem and celebrates the recent coronation and strong council election results.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Hamas attack on Israel, October 2023 Original release: Conference 2023 - Leader's Address (opens in a new tab)
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Conference 2023 - Deputy Leader's Address
DUP Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP says the party will build on its legacy, protect Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom and push for reduced trade friction, a resolved democratic deficit and repaired constitutional harm, while condemning critics.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: Conference 2023 - Deputy Leader's Address (opens in a new tab)
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What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart
UUP MLA John Stewart says the Stormont boycott has failed and warns Unionism faces a difficult position unless a solution to the Windsor Framework impasse is found by end of October. He argues Unionists should return to Stormont to make their case, warning a boycott could accelerate a border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont boycott over Windsor Framework impasse Original release: What Unionism needs now is strategy, not stubbornness - Stewart (opens in a new tab)
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Seven reasons why Stormont can’t return
TUV leader Jim Allister says Stormont must not return while the Protocol remains, setting out seven reasons, including that an Assembly would implement EU laws it cannot change and that it would be blocked from securing Protocol changes by the Sinn Féin veto.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont return conditional on Protocol removal, TUV seven reasons Original release: Seven reasons why Stormont can’t return (opens in a new tab)
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A “united Ireland”? Not in my lifetime – or yours.
Former DUP leader Peter Robinson, writing online, argues a united Ireland is not inevitable, urging unionists to win over the 'Third Block' of neutral voters and the 'Fourth Block' of abstainers, mainly from unionist areas, to keep the Union.
Constitutional affairs Original release: A “united Ireland”? Not in my lifetime – or yours. (opens in a new tab)
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Pearse Doherty meets Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher
Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty says he held talks in Canberra with Australia's finance minister on Irish constitutional change, economic opportunities and strengthening ties, and calls for the Stormont Executive to be restored.
Economy and employment International affairs Original release: Pearse Doherty meets Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher (opens in a new tab)
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Matt Carthy meets Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, and Pearse Doherty, Finance Spokesperson, say they met Australia's Penny Wong in Canberra to discuss political change in Ireland, restoring Stormont's institutions and Irish-Australian ties. They also raised Irish unity preparations and met…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Matt Carthy meets Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (opens in a new tab)
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Health, housing and climate top agenda during Brisbane trip
Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty and Matt Carthy, Finance and Foreign Affairs spokespeople, open a week-long Australian visit in Queensland, meeting the state's health minister and reviewing social housing, energy transition and jobs plans.
Housing Economy and employment Original release: Health, housing and climate top agenda during Brisbane trip (opens in a new tab)
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Allister at Broughshane Twelfth – Stormont sticking plaster will not mend our fractured Union
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking as guest at the Broughshane Twelfth, says the Protocol has fractured the Union and that restoring Stormont under it would facilitate Northern Ireland's exit from the UK. He calls for unionism to return to demands for equal citizenship and British laws and courts.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister at Broughshane Twelfth – Stormont sticking plaster will not mend our fractured Union (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism should focus on equal U.K. citizenship, not a Vichy Stormont
TUV leader Jim Allister says returning to Stormont under the Northern Ireland Protocol would mean accepting the Union’s dismantling and urges unionism to rally around equal UK citizenship instead of a ‘Vichy Stormont’.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Protocol impact on Stormont Original release: Unionism should focus on equal U.K. citizenship, not a Vichy Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism faces a defining choice – kamikaze return to Union-dismantling Stormont or stand firm
TUV leader Jim Allister urges unionists to refuse to return to Stormont, arguing that re-entering would mean implementing the Protocol's Irish Sea border and foreign laws and accepting a path towards Irish unification.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionism faces a defining choice – kamikaze return to Union-dismantling Stormont or stand firm (opens in a new tab)
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Unionists have no option but to stand firm
TUV leader Jim Allister says unionists must keep Stormont down because the unaltered Protocol would require Stormont to treat GB as a foreign country for internal trade and to administer EU laws. He calls for unionists to stand firm against pressure, criticising the Secretary of State over funding…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont Executive restoration and Protocol stance, May 2023 Original release: Unionists have no option but to stand firm (opens in a new tab)