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NIO hopelessly beholden to Dublin on legacy
TUV leader Jim Allister says Secretary of State Hilary Benn is too beholden to the Dublin Government on legacy, criticising his performance before the NI committee and claiming he will give Dublin representatives seats on the Legacy Oversight Body. He also calls for action on IRA victims, the…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Secretary of State's appearance before NI committee on legacy Original release: NIO hopelessly beholden to Dublin on legacy (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont Report Reveals What We Already Knew: the Executive isn’t Delivering
TUV South Antrim representative Mel Lucas says a Pivotal Tracker report shows the Executive is not delivering, citing failing essential services, health waiting lists, GP access, housing costs and unresolved wastewater and productivity plans.
Constitutional affairs Health Issue: Pivotal Tracker report on Northern Ireland Executive performance Original release: Stormont Report Reveals What We Already Knew: the Executive isn’t Delivering (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin City Council vote another step forward on the road to a United Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD welcomes Dublin City Council's vote backing a motion that asks the government to set up an all-island Citizens' Assembly, a Joint Oireachtas Committee on Irish Unity, and a plan and date for reunification referendums. She calls for the government to act now.
Constitutional affairs Local government Issue: Dublin City Council vote on Irish Unity motion Original release: Dublin City Council vote another step forward on the road to a United Ireland – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)
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McGuigan slams those responsible for racists attacks in Ballymena
Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan condemns racist attacks in Ballymena after six vehicles were burned outside a property on Lisnevenagh Road. He calls for unity and strong leadership and urges anyone with information to contact the police.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Ballymena Lisnevenagh Road racist attack vehicles burned Original release: McGuigan slams those responsible for racists attacks in Ballymena (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister: Policy Exchange Report Confirms UK Can Leave ECHR Without Breaching Belfast Agreement
Traditional Unionist Voice MP Jim Allister KC welcomes the Policy Exchange study, saying it shows the UK, including NI, could exit the ECHR while remaining compliant with the Belfast Agreement.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Policy Exchange report on ECHR and Belfast Agreement Original release: Jim Allister: Policy Exchange Report Confirms UK Can Leave ECHR Without Breaching Belfast Agreement (opens in a new tab)
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Questions around DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride raised by Freedom of Information disclosures
TUV Equality Spokeswoman Ann McClure says FOI responses show a contradictory picture on DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride, noting the Executive Office holds a record of a deputy First Minister comment that the Department of Finance does not. She questions whether the…
Disability and equality Issue: FOI disclosures on DUP opposition to Civil Service Belfast Pride participation Original release: Questions around DUP opposition to Civil Service participation in Belfast Pride raised by Freedom of Information disclosures (opens in a new tab)
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Hargey condemns racist attack as ‘disgraceful and disgusting’
Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey condemns an attack on a home in Donegall Avenue, south Belfast, in which residents were injured, calling it unacceptable and urging anyone with information to contact the PSNI.
Justice and policing Disability and equality Issue: Donegall Avenue home attack in south Belfast Original release: Hargey condemns racist attack as ‘disgraceful and disgusting’ (opens in a new tab)
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Translink Free Ride for Pride, High Price for the Twelfth
TUV Equality Spokeswoman Ann McClure accuses Translink of overcharging bands and Loyal Orders for Twelfth buses while providing a dedicated Pride bus for Belfast Pride, and says its £20,000 Pride-linked spending should go to services instead.
Community relations and legacy Infrastructure and transport Original release: Translink Free Ride for Pride, High Price for the Twelfth (opens in a new tab)
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Statement by UUP MLA Steve Aiken on the implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls (SPS)
UUP MLA Steve Aiken says agribusiness across the UK has reacted with dismay to news that SPS talks with the EU will not start until 2027, with implementation likely a year later. He calls on Hilary Benn to use the Windsor Framework's mechanisms to halt trade distortions rather than building border…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU SPS talks delayed to 2027 under Windsor Framework Original release: Statement by UUP MLA Steve Aiken on the implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Controls (SPS) (opens in a new tab)
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SEN children unable to start full-time education in September unacceptable, says Guy
Alliance Education spokesperson Michelle Guy MLA says many SEN children with school placements cannot start full-time education in September, citing an FOI response showing 48 children across 14 schools unable to start and around 100 more across 23 schools possibly not attending full-time.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority FOI response on SEN places crisis for September 2025 Original release: SEN children unable to start full-time education in September unacceptable, says Guy (opens in a new tab)
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Executive Office must take urgent action to address rising hate crimes in NI, says Dickson
Alliance Executive Office spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA calls on the First and deputy First Ministers to take urgent action on race hate crime after PSNI figures showed 1,329 race-motivated crimes in the year to June, the highest since 2004. He also calls for an update to the Race Relations…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: PSNI race hate crime figures for year to June 2025 Original release: Executive Office must take urgent action to address rising hate crimes in NI, says Dickson (opens in a new tab)
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Intertrade UK more lapdog than watchdog on the Protocol
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says Intertrade UK's published Terms of Reference show it is a powerless, Government-controlled advisory panel with no legal authority or independence. He challenges DUP leader Gavin Robinson's earlier welcome of the body and says its outputs need prior Secretary of…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Intertrade UK Terms of Reference publication Original release: Intertrade UK more lapdog than watchdog on the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
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Education Minister asleep at the wheel during latest SEN placement crisis, says Mathison
Alliance Education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says the Education Minister is asleep at the wheel after an FOI response from the Education Authority showed the Minister was told in March about the emerging crisis in special educational needs (SEN) places for September 2025.
Education Disability and equality Issue: Education Authority FOI response on SEN places crisis for September 2025 Original release: Education Minister asleep at the wheel during latest SEN placement crisis, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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Allister: Withdrawal from ECHR Essential to Restore UK Sovereignty and Constitutional Integrity
TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP says UK withdrawal from the ECHR must apply UK-wide to avoid differing human rights rules across the nations. He argues the Belfast Agreement does not require ECHR membership and sets out steps: six months' notice under Article 58, primary legislation amending the NI…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister: Withdrawal from ECHR Essential to Restore UK Sovereignty and Constitutional Integrity (opens in a new tab)
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Farage's assault on human rights would undermine Good Friday Agreement, says Tennyson
Alliance Deputy Leader Eóin Tennyson warns that Nigel Farage's plan to exit the European Convention on Human Rights and scrap the Human Rights Act threatens the Good Friday Agreement. He urges local parties not to back Reform's rhetoric and pledges Alliance will resist any erosion of rights.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Farage proposal to leave ECHR and scrap Human Rights Act Original release: Farage's assault on human rights would undermine Good Friday Agreement, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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From Bombs to Ballots: Sinn Fein Uses IRA Event to Push Border Poll
TUV legacy spokesperson Sammy Morrison criticises Sinn Fein for using the Falls Road Hunger Strike commemoration to push for a border poll, saying honouring IRA members undermines calls for unity. He argues most people in Northern Ireland favour staying in the UK and blames unionist concessions on…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Sinn Fein Hunger Strike commemoration border poll call Original release: From Bombs to Ballots: Sinn Fein Uses IRA Event to Push Border Poll (opens in a new tab)
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Mary Lou McDonald addresses National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Belfast
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald addresses the National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Belfast, saying the 1981 hunger strikers' legacy calls for republicans to stay true to their vision and the dream they gave everything for. She calls for work toward a united Ireland and an Ireland where…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Mary Lou McDonald addresses National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Belfast (opens in a new tab)
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Allister looks forward to Assembly election
TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at a Ballymoney TUV BBQ in Dervock, says unionist voters are turning to TUV after its poll rise and claims the DUP's Protocol claims were false. He pledges that TUV will enter no executive at the next Assembly election unless the Protocol is removed.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister looks forward to Assembly election (opens in a new tab)
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Police must robustly investigate criminal damage to dual language signs – Gildernew
Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew calls on police to robustly investigate recent damage to bilingual road signs in Dungannon and Cookstown, which officers are treating as sectarian hate crimes.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Dungannon and Cookstown bilingual sign damage investigation Original release: Police must robustly investigate criminal damage to dual language signs – Gildernew (opens in a new tab)
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Why are NIHE staff being paid to attend Londonderry Pride?
TUV leader Jim Allister MP writes to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive questioning why staff can claim flexi credit or TOIL for attending the Londonderry Pride parade. He calls it a misuse of public money and asks at what level the policy was approved.
Public finance and taxation Disability and equality Issue: NIHE staff flexi credit for Londonderry Pride attendance Original release: Why are NIHE staff being paid to attend Londonderry Pride? (opens in a new tab)