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Consent is not the Irish Government's to rewrite
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA says the Irish Government accepted the consent principle in the Belfast Agreement and that only the UK Secretary of State can set the border‑poll threshold, urging the Taoiseach to focus on practical cooperation and domestic services.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Taoiseach's comments on criteria for triggering an Irish unity referendum Original release: Consent is not the Irish Government's to rewrite (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 14 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Budget must put workers and families first – Mary Lou McDonald TD
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD says Budget 2027 must put workers and families first, setting out proposals to abolish USC on the first €40,000 and provide a €400 energy credit. She also calls on the Irish government to prepare for Irish unity and to put the Triple Lock dismantling plan to a…
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Original release: Budget must put workers and families first – Mary Lou McDonald TD (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Dying days of Stormont unless it is reformed
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP warns that Stormont's institutions need reform now, telling a Assembly committee that targeted changes could stabilise government and prevent another collapse, and says the SDLP will engage with the Secretary of State's proposals.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Secretary of State proposals for targeted Stormont institutional reform Original release: Hanna: Dying days of Stormont unless it is reformed (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Durkan: Executive housing failures destroying the dream of homeownership
SDLP Opposition Housing Spokesperson Mark H Durkan warns that homeownership is slipping out of reach for young people, especially in the North West, and calls on the Executive to reform planning, address wastewater constraints and set a legal duty to cooperate on homelessness prevention.
Housing Economy and employment Issue: Average Northern Ireland house price reaches £202,000 Original release: Durkan: Executive housing failures destroying the dream of homeownership (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin to discuss Stormont reform with British Secretary of State
Sinn Féin Chief Whip Sineád Ennis, South Down MLA, says no party should be able to block Executive formation, ahead of talks with Secretary of State Chris Bryant on Stormont reform when the Assembly returns from recess.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Sinn Féin and Secretary of State Chris Bryant talks on Stormont reform Original release: Sinn Féin to discuss Stormont reform with British Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: More money must come with greater responsibility
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA urges the Assembly's final session of this mandate to focus on quality over volume, passing fewer, better Bills with proper committee scrutiny, and calls for any extra budget funding to come with wiser spending and waste reduction.
Public finance and taxation Constitutional affairs Original release: Burrows: More money must come with greater responsibility (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Richmond should end his reckless agitation – Robinson
DUP Leader Rt Hon. Gavin Robinson MP condemns Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond’s demand to publish border‑poll criteria, saying Richmond should focus on Irish Government duties and that any poll decision rests with the UK Secretary of State.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Neale Richmond calls for border poll criteria publication Original release: Richmond should end his reckless agitation – Robinson (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 27 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP challenges Tánaiste to set out plans to advance Irish unity
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says the party met Tánaiste Simon Harris before Fine Gael's Irish unity blueprint is published, urging a shift from aspiration to concrete preparation for constitutional change and calling for an inclusive, all-island process.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Fine Gael Irish unity blueprint publication Original release: SDLP challenges Tánaiste to set out plans to advance Irish unity (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Elliott: Windsor Framework Now Forcing Great Britain to Accept EU Rules Too
UUP peer Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard says the Windsor Framework now appears to require Great Britain to accept some EU regulations, not only Northern Ireland, during Lords debate on plant health retail movement rules. He cites a growing list of EU regulations and says businesses and the public…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Windsor Framework Retail Movement Scheme plant health amendment regulations Original release: Elliott: Windsor Framework Now Forcing Great Britain to Accept EU Rules Too (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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NI Water's infrastructure is at capacity and holding Northern Ireland back
UUP infrastructure spokesperson John Stewart MLA says NI Water's real crisis is wastewater capacity, not governance, blocking housing developments. He urges DfI to bring forward a funding plan now, alongside Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins's forensic governance audit rather than after it.
Infrastructure and transport Housing Issue: Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins forensic governance audit of NI Water Original release: NI Water's infrastructure is at capacity and holding Northern Ireland back (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Border poll harassment of the Secretary of State has to stop
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA defends the Good Friday Agreement's legal test for calling a border poll after the Prime Minister said a referendum is "not on the table". He says the test is clear, calls Sinn Féin's border poll focus a distraction from its record in government, and criticises media…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Prime Minister's statement that a border poll is not on the table Original release: Border poll harassment of the Secretary of State has to stop (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 19 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin Government’s Calculated Snub to Northern Ireland
TUV leader Jim Allister MP calls the Irish Embassy's announcement that Sonja Hyland has begun as Ambassador to Great Britain a deliberate insult to Northern Ireland. He urges the Foreign Secretary to summon the ambassador and demand respect for the UK's constitutional name and territorial integrity.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sonja Hyland appointed Irish Ambassador to Great Britain Original release: Dublin Government’s Calculated Snub to Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Michelle O’Neill addresses 45th National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina, Co. Mayo
Sinn Féin Leas-Uachtarán Michelle O'Neill addresses the 45th National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina, Co. Mayo, remembering the ten 1981 hunger strikers and paying tribute to Brendan Hurson, brother of Martin Hurson, who has recently died.
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: Michelle O’Neill addresses 45th National Hunger Strike Commemoration in Ballina, Co. Mayo (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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DUP Scaremongering Cannot Hide Its Betrayal
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP's warnings about transfers are a scare tactic, citing the 2022 Assembly election's transfer figures and claiming the DUP broke its promise on the Irish Sea Border by endorsing the Donaldson deal.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP comments on unionist transfers ahead of next Assembly election Original release: DUP Scaremongering Cannot Hide Its Betrayal (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Dublin’s dependence on UK defence exposes all-Ireland folly
TUV leader Jim Allister, North Antrim MP, says Dublin relies on UK and French warships and missiles for air defence during its EU presidency, and argues this undermines calls for an all-Ireland arrangement or border poll.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Irish Times report on foreign military cover during Irish EU presidency Original release: Dublin’s dependence on UK defence exposes all-Ireland folly (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Statement on UK Prime Minister's Border Poll Comments
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says constitutional change cannot be 'off the table' under the Good Friday Agreement, responding to the UK Prime Minister's border poll comments. She calls for preparation for different constitutional futures and for the Executive to improve Northern Ireland's…
Constitutional affairs Issue: UK Prime Minister's border poll comments Original release: SDLP Statement on UK Prime Minister's Border Poll Comments (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Burrows: We want to do business with the Prime Minister to make Northern Ireland thrive
UUP Leader Jon Burrows MLA says the meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham was constructive and delivered three priorities – a multi‑year budget, strategic economic investment and a transformed health service – to help Northern Ireland thrive.
Economy and employment Health Issue: UUP meeting with Prime Minister Andy Burnham Original release: Burrows: We want to do business with the Prime Minister to make Northern Ireland thrive (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 17 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Burnham’s Comments Undermine the Good Friday Agreement – Tóibín
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Burnham’s Comments Undermine the Good Friday Agreement – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 12 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Right to United Ireland referendum is a matter of law in the Good Friday Agreement and will be delivered – Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill
Sinn Féin leaders Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill say the right to a Irish unity referendum is set out in the Good Friday Agreement and cannot be set aside, after meeting new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on his first visit to the north. They call for preparation for possible…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Issue: Andy Burnham's first visit to Northern Ireland meeting with Sinn Féin Original release: Right to United Ireland referendum is a matter of law in the Good Friday Agreement and will be delivered – Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O’Neill (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 30 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Prime Minister’s commitment to devolution will be put to the test
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna says the Prime Minister's devolution commitment will be tested by whether he acts on Stormont institutional reform, urging him to start that process now, ahead of a meeting with him, amid the unset Budget and collapse threats.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: Hanna: Prime Minister’s commitment to devolution will be put to the test (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 11 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)