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New opportunities to foster positive relations between Britain and Ireland – McDonald
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald says a meeting with new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a chance to foster positive Britain-Ireland relations. She calls for fair funding for public services, Casement Park funding and an end to the Legacy Act.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: McDonald's meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Original release: New opportunities to foster positive relations between Britain and Ireland – McDonald (opens in a new tab)
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New Prime Minister will hopefully mark a new start for relationships, says Long.
Alliance leader Naomi Long MLA describes her meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Parliament Buildings as positive and constructive, saying she hopes it signals a fresh start in relations between Belfast, London and Dublin. She says Alliance raised legacy, Windsor Framework implementation…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Alliance meeting with incoming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Original release: New Prime Minister will hopefully mark a new start for relationships, says Long. (opens in a new tab)
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Now is the time for new beginnings: Robinson
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says he looks forward to meeting the Prime Minister at Parliament Buildings, welcomes Hilary Benn as Secretary of State and calls for working with the new government on investment and fair funding for public services. He also urges the Prime Minister to set out plans…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's visit to Northern Ireland July 2024 Original release: Now is the time for new beginnings: Robinson (opens in a new tab)
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Robinson - "I will never take our voters for granted"
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP thanks voters after the general election, pays tribute to outgoing MPs Ian Paisley and Paul Girvan, and pledges to pursue greater unity among Unionist voters following the result in Lagan Valley and North Down.
Constitutional affairs Issue: 2024 UK general election result in Northern Ireland Original release: Robinson - "I will never take our voters for granted" (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald on Westminster Election Results
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald thanks voters after the party won seven seats and 27 per cent of the vote in the Westminster election, and says it will seek a constructive relationship with the incoming Labour government, including on the Good Friday Agreement, Stormont House Agreement repeal…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: 2024 Westminster election – Sinn Féin becomes largest party in the north Original release: Statement from Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald on Westminster Election Results (opens in a new tab)
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Time to prepare and plan for a new future – McDonald
Sinn Féin Uachtarán Mary Lou McDonald TD says the Westminster election results, which made Sinn Fein the largest party in the north, signal a new future and urges the British government to end under‑funding of public services and the Executive.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: 2024 Westminster election – Sinn Féin becomes largest party in the north Original release: Time to prepare and plan for a new future – McDonald (opens in a new tab)
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Doug Beattie MC MLA, eve-of-poll message.
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA urges voters to back change at the Westminster election on 4 July, saying Northern Ireland wants change from those who only abstain or complain, and criticises Sinn Fein, the DUP and Alliance.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Doug Beattie MC MLA, eve-of-poll message. (opens in a new tab)
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Unionism has been failed by its MPs
TUV Strangford candidate Ron McDowell says DUP MPs failed unionism in the 2019-2024 Parliament by not speaking or opposing the November 2020 legislation removing Cross Community Consent from Stormont decision making, and calls on voters to consider this before 4 July.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Removal of Cross Community Consent from Stormont decision making legislation 2020 Original release: Unionism has been failed by its MPs (opens in a new tab)
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Brogan welcomes Lough Neagh action plan
Sinn Féin MLA Nicola Brogan welcomes a report setting out plans to tackle blue-green algae in Lough Neagh, and the announced action plan and £1.5 million funding from the Finance Minister. She says she will keep engaging with other parties and local communities to protect the lough.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algae action plan and £1.5 million funding Original release: Brogan welcomes Lough Neagh action plan (opens in a new tab)
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DAREA Minister worked at pace to deliver Lough Neagh actions despite obstacles, says Blair
Alliance spokesperson John Blair MLA welcomes DAERA Minister Andrew Muir's Lough Neagh actions, including an enforcement taskforce of twenty officers, slurry measures and a sand dredging review. He criticises the Executive for not yet approving cross-departmental elements such as fines review and…
Environment and climate Agriculture and rural affairs Issue: Lough Neagh blue-green algae action plan and £1.5 million funding Original release: DAREA Minister worked at pace to deliver Lough Neagh actions despite obstacles, says Blair (opens in a new tab)
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Cynical abuse of process by DUP and Sinn Fein on verge of election
TUV West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stevan Patterson accuses the DUP and Sinn Féin of timing a monitoring round funding announcement to win votes days before polling. He says the money should have been allocated earlier, and questions the DUP's stance on Casement funding.
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Issue: Monitoring round funding announcement ahead of the 2024 general election Original release: Cynical abuse of process by DUP and Sinn Fein on verge of election (opens in a new tab)
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New poll shows 85% of people in Great Britain oppose foreign laws for any part of the UK – a core element of Windsor Framework
TUV leader Jim Alister welcomes a Whitestone Insight poll finding that 85% of GB adults, excluding don't knows, view foreign-made laws for part of the UK as unacceptable. He accuses the DUP of weak tactics over Stormont and urges voters to back TUV.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Whitestone Insight poll on Windsor Framework opposition in Great Britain Original release: New poll shows 85% of people in Great Britain oppose foreign laws for any part of the UK – a core element of Windsor Framework (opens in a new tab)
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Local institutions remain in pressing need of reform, says Long
Alliance General Election candidate Naomi Long says Northern Ireland's local institutions still need reform despite the Assembly and Executive's return, and urges voters to back parties such as Alliance. She calls for the UK and Irish Governments to lead reform, including abolishing the…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Return of Assembly and Executive ahead of 2024 General Election Original release: Local institutions remain in pressing need of reform, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh action plan should be published as a matter of urgency – Brogan
Sinn Féin environment spokesperson Nicola Brogan calls for DAERA's Lough Neagh action plan to be finalised and made public urgently, warning that renewed algae blooms show the lough's problems persist a year after last summer's outbreak.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh algae blooms return and DAERA action plan delay Original release: Lough Neagh action plan should be published as a matter of urgency – Brogan (opens in a new tab)
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Election is a question of trust
TUV leader Jim Allister says Unionist voters should back his party ahead of the 4 July election, arguing it alone has a consistent record of truthfulness and integrity. He criticises unnamed rivals over a shifting platform and says border posts are being built at the ports.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Election is a question of trust (opens in a new tab)
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McMurray secures meeting with DAERA Minister over Warrenpoint stench.
Alliance South Down MLA Andrew McMurray says he has secured a meeting with the DAERA Minister over foul odours affecting residents in Warrenpoint, reported since 2023 and investigated by Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. He calls the stenches shocking and pledges to keep working with…
Environment and climate Issue: Warrenpoint foul odours meeting with DAERA Minister Original release: McMurray secures meeting with DAERA Minister over Warrenpoint stench. (opens in a new tab)
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Jim Allister Speaks Out Following Traders’ Concerns
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Green Lane Customs Border, due to start on 1 October, will entrench the Irish Sea border rather than remove it, rebutting DUP leader Gavin Robinson's claims that the border would be removed in the autumn. He cites traders' concerns about the complexity of the new…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Green Lane Customs Border introduction on 1 October Original release: Jim Allister Speaks Out Following Traders’ Concerns (opens in a new tab)
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UUP should withdraw misleading ‘poll’ advert – Lyons
DUP director of elections Gordon Lyons MLA urges UUP Lagan Valley candidate Robbie Butler to pull a social media advert he calls misleading, arguing its polling figures ignore the DUP's decision not to stand in North Down. He says the campaign is desperate and backs Jonathan Buckley as the…
Constitutional affairs Issue: UUP Lagan Valley social media poll advert Original release: UUP should withdraw misleading ‘poll’ advert – Lyons (opens in a new tab)
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BBC and UTV aren’t interested in real debate as they create echo chamber for Protocol implementors
TUV leader Jim Allister accuses the BBC and UTV of bias after both broadcasters excluded TUV from their leaders' debates, citing a late change to TUV's broadcast allocation and polling he says shows the party level with the SDLP. He says the broadcasters are creating echo chambers.
Constitutional affairs Issue: BBC and UTV exclusion of TUV from leaders' debates Original release: BBC and UTV aren’t interested in real debate as they create echo chamber for Protocol implementors (opens in a new tab)
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DUP position on their deal changing on a daily basis
TUV Lagan Valley candidate Lorna Smyth accuses the DUP of shifting positions on the Windsor Framework, citing claims about "zero checks, zero paperwork" and calls for mutual enforcement. She says the DUP's position on the deal that returned it to Stormont changes daily and cites Queen's polling on…
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP responses to Press Association questions on Windsor Framework checks Original release: DUP position on their deal changing on a daily basis (opens in a new tab)