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North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll condemns last night's attack in Kinnaird Avenue, North Belfast, and urges calm. He rejects organised retaliation and racist opportunism, citing the Ballymena burnings, and calls for support for the victim, their family and the local community.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: North Belfast Attack: Community Needs Support, Not More Violence on Our Streets (opens in a new tab)
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Publish details of attackers nationality, immigration status and religion immediately
TUV deputy leader Councillor Ron McDowell calls for police to immediately release the nationality, immigration status and religion of a man arrested over a stabbing in North Belfast's Kinnaird Avenue area. He backs a call made by Rupert Lowe MP to the Prime Minister and urges police and media not…
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Publish details of attackers nationality, immigration status and religion immediately (opens in a new tab)
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Whyte: Shock at violent North Belfast attack
SDLP North Belfast Councillor Carl Whyte says there is widespread shock after a violent attack on Monday night, praises those who intervened and led to the attacker's arrest, and urges people not to view or share footage of it. He has requested a PSNI update and calls on people to avoid far-right…
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Whyte: Shock at violent North Belfast attack (opens in a new tab)
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Party Leaders' statement on North Belfast attack
SDLP leader Claire Hanna joins the leaders of the DUP, Sinn Féin, Alliance and UUP in condemning a violent incident in North Belfast, wishing the victim a full recovery. They urge people not to share graphic images and call on anyone with information or footage to assist the PSNI investigation.
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Party Leaders' statement on North Belfast attack (opens in a new tab)
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Joint statement from party leaders
Joint statement from the leaders of Northern Ireland's main parties, including UUP MLA Jon Burrows, condemning a violent incident in North Belfast the previous evening. They express thoughts for the victim and his family, back the PSNI investigation, urge people not to share graphic footage, and…
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Joint statement from party leaders (opens in a new tab)
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Ulster Unionist Party Leader calls for calm after barbaric North Belfast knife attack
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA condemns a knife attack in North Belfast as barbaric, wishes the victim a recovery, and thanks bystanders, medics and the PSNI. He says he was assured police resources would be mobilised to keep the community safe, and calls for calm and factual police information.
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Ulster Unionist Party Leader calls for calm after barbaric North Belfast knife attack (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister condemns the 'depraved' attack in North Belfast
Alliance MLA for North Belfast Nuala McAllister condemns a violent attack in North Belfast shown in circulating footage, sends thoughts to the victim and witnesses, and urges anyone with information to contact police urgently.
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: McAllister condemns the 'depraved' attack in North Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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First and deputy First Minister delays on safeguarding in faith settings intolerable, says Bradshaw
Alliance Executive Office Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw says the First and deputy First Minister's inaction on safeguarding in faith-based settings puts vulnerable people, including children, at risk. She calls for publication of clerical abuse research and a comprehensive action plan by the summer…
Justice and policing Issue: Safeguarding in faith-based settings clerical abuse research and lay pastor appointment Original release: First and deputy First Minister delays on safeguarding in faith settings intolerable, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Joint statement from party leaders
Alliance leader Naomi Long joins the leaders of Sinn Féin, the DUP, UUP and SDLP in condemning a violent incident in North Belfast. They wish the victim a full recovery, back the PSNI investigation, urge people not to share graphic images and call for calm.
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Joint statement from party leaders (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from party group leaders on Belfast City Council
Alliance's Belfast City Council party group leaders condemn a violent attack in North Belfast, expressing thoughts for the victim, his family and witnesses. They urge people not to share graphic footage and ask anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Justice and policing Issue: North Belfast attempted murder and community cohesion concerns Original release: Statement from party group leaders on Belfast City Council (opens in a new tab)
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Erskine - Stop using neonatal leave as a political wedge
DUP MLA Deborah Erskine accuses Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald of exploiting neonatal leave for political gain by linking it to the Employment Rights Bill. She says the issue was absent when the Bill was delayed for over a year and that standalone legislation remains an option.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Neonatal care leave extension to Northern Ireland linked to Employment Rights Bill Original release: Erskine - Stop using neonatal leave as a political wedge (opens in a new tab)
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Questions Must Be Answered Following Scarva Parade – DUP
DUP MP Carla Lockhart and MLAs Diane Dodds, Jonathan Buckley and Diane Forsythe say significant questions will be asked about police handling of the Scarva events, and will seek a meeting with the PSNI over operational decisions, a bridge police presence and whether evidence was gathered on parade…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission determination on Scarva Palestine march and counter-protest Original release: Questions Must Be Answered Following Scarva Parade – DUP (opens in a new tab)
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Why the DUP is holding the line on criminal responsibility
DUP MLA Paul Frew says the party will not support raising the age of criminal responsibility from ten, condemns recent youth sentences and announces a Petition of Concern to block amendments that would limit criminal sanctions for serious offences.
Justice and policing Issue: Proposed increase in age of criminal responsibility Original release: Why the DUP is holding the line on criminal responsibility (opens in a new tab)
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TUV Condemns Pro-IRA Graffiti Attack on Rasharkin Orange Hall
TUV councillor Jonathan McAuley, MP Jim Allister and MLA Timothy Gaston condemn pro-IRA graffiti sprayed on Rasharkin Orange Hall, with Gaston calling on police for extra patrols ahead of the marching season.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Pro-IRA graffiti attack on Rasharkin Orange Hall Original release: TUV Condemns Pro-IRA Graffiti Attack on Rasharkin Orange Hall (opens in a new tab)
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McGrath: Doctors should not pay the price for Executive failure
SDLP Opposition Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath MLA says doctors and patients should not bear the cost of the Executive's failure to fund healthcare, after hospital doctors announced planned strike action later this month. He calls for urgent engagement to avoid escalation and deliver certainty…
Health Economy and employment Issue: BMA hospital doctors strike action over 3.5% pay offer Original release: McGrath: Doctors should not pay the price for Executive failure (opens in a new tab)
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Racially motivated attack on Shankill Gospel Hall condemned
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA condemns an arson attack on the former Shankill Gospel Hall premises, which he describes as racially motivated, and says the attackers are not loyalists or patriots. He wishes police well in catching those responsible and anyone who incited the attack, and says he is…
Justice and policing Issue: Shankill Road arson attack on migrant-owned shop Original release: Racially motivated attack on Shankill Gospel Hall condemned (opens in a new tab)
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Allister: Unionists Stood for Restraint and Order at Scarva
TUV leader Jim Allister says party members joined loyalists at Scarva on Saturday in protesting a republican parade, and that unionist leaders' presence prevented disorder. He rebukes Sinn Fein, the SDLP and Alliance for criticism, and says republican online abuse of unionists has gone unremarked.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission determination on Scarva Palestine march and counter-protest Original release: Allister: Unionists Stood for Restraint and Order at Scarva (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: MLAs cannot miss chance to tackle scramblers and e-scooters
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says MLAs must vote for an amendment to the Justice Bill that would let police seize scramblers and e‑scooters causing alarm, distress or annoyance without a warning, urging cross‑party support to curb dangerous anti‑social use.
Justice and policing Issue: SDLP amendment to Justice Bill on seizing scramblers and e-scooters Original release: Durkan: MLAs cannot miss chance to tackle scramblers and e-scooters (opens in a new tab)
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McAllister condemns racially motivated arson attack in North Belfast
Alliance North Belfast MLA Nuala McAllister condemns a racially motivated arson at a former hall on the Shankill Road that was being converted into a grocery store. She calls for those responsible to face consequences and urges anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Shankill Road arson attack on migrant-owned shop Original release: McAllister condemns racially motivated arson attack in North Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll condemns a racially motivated arson attack that destroyed a migrant-owned shop in a former church building on the Shankill, saying the blaze followed online hostility and urging Belfast's working class to unite against racism.
Disability and equality Immigration Issue: Shankill Road arson attack on migrant-owned shop Original release: 'Racists Don't Speak for the Shankill' Gerry Carroll Condemns Arson on Migrant-Owned Business (opens in a new tab)