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Pulling Stormont Brake is another DUP stunt, says Tennyson
Alliance leader Naomi Long's party colleague Tennyson, identified in the release as Alliance's representative, calls the DUP's push to pull the Stormont brake a cynical, self-defeating stunt ahead of a UK-EU summit. He says it undermines progress on an SPS agreement and business confidence.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Stormont brake request on EU goods regulations Original release: Pulling Stormont Brake is another DUP stunt, says TennysonArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026
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Unionist Leaders and Inter-Trade UK Business Association urge the Secretary of State to stop EU Regulation 2026/2108 deepening the Irish Sea customs border
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA, TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP and ITUKBA chair Peter Summerton call on the Secretary of State to apply the Stormont Brake and halt EU Regulation 2026/2108, saying it deepens the Irish Sea customs border, adds bureaucracy and harms GB‑NI trade.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Stormont brake request on EU goods regulations Original release: Unionist Leaders and Inter-Trade UK Business Association urge the Secretary of State to stop EU Regulation 2026/2108 deepening the Irish Sea customs borderArchived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026
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Swann welcomes Joint UK-EU Agreement on parcel fees ahead of Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
UUP MP Robin Swann welcomes UK-EU decisions confirmed ahead of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee on 10 November, under which 'not at risk' parcels moving to Northern Ireland consumers would avoid new EU handling fees. He says uncertainty remains over how the EU AI Act applies under the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU handling fees on Northern Ireland parcels Original release: Swann welcomes Joint UK-EU Agreement on parcel fees ahead of Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
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Whitehall asleep as EU parcel tax and AI rules hit Northern Ireland
The party welcomes a proposed UK-EU SPS agreement but criticises EU customs rules and AI Act application in Northern Ireland.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU handling fees on Northern Ireland parcels Original release: Whitehall asleep as EU parcel tax and AI rules hit Northern Ireland
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Aiken: Food checks deal welcome, but Irish Sea border is far from gone
UUP MLA Dr Steve Aiken welcomes the draft UK‑EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on food checks, but warns that Northern Ireland will stay split from the rest of the UK on many regulations and that the new EU customs code will increase trade divergence.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK food and plant products agreement Original release: Aiken: Food checks deal welcome, but Irish Sea border is far from gone
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Carroll: DUP Will Pocket the Wage and Wreck the Work
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll responds to a DUP statement on its continued engagement in the Executive, saying the party will keep ministerial salaries while using the Petition of Concern to obstruct Assembly business. He cites the age of criminal responsibility, the Good Jobs Bill and…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP Stormont brake request on MLA wages and ministerial cars Original release: Carroll: DUP Will Pocket the Wage and Wreck the Work
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You cannot champion the Union by leaving Northern Ireland's chair empty
The party Leader Jon Burrows criticises DUP's decision to exclude Northern Ireland from an economic forum, saying it punishes Northern Ireland and undermines the Union. He suggests Health Minister Robbie Butler should attend instead.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: DUP's decision to exclude Northern Ireland from Economic Forum in Glasgow Original release: You cannot champion the Union by leaving Northern Ireland's chair empty
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Assembly election an opportunity to break the cycle of crises, says Tennyson, following re-selection
Alliance MLA Tennyson says the upcoming Assembly election offers voters a chance to demand better from Stormont and break the cycle of political crises, urging a shift away from deadlock, division and budget failures.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Stormont deadlock and public services disarray Original release: Assembly election an opportunity to break the cycle of crises, says Tennyson, following re-selection
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Drumcree proving to be a pyrrhic victory for republicans – Empey
UUP peer Lord Empey says the recent Drumcree stand‑off has back‑fired on republicans, accusing Gerry Adams of strategic interference and Michelle O’Neill of unlawful action, and warns that sectarian attacks and rising immigration undermine a united Ireland vision.
Community relations and legacy Constitutional affairs Issue: Garvaghy Road residents' protest against Orange Order march Original release: Drumcree proving to be a pyrrhic victory for republicans – Empey
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United Against Racism Holds Successful Public Forum
People Before Profit says United Against Racism's forum on fighting the far right was successful, with 150 attendees
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: United Against Racism Holds Successful Public Forum
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Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit
People Before Profit says the Belfast march of Dublin far‑right agitators alongside loyalist paramilitaries reveals the growing far‑right threat and urges the ICTU and civil society to organise a national anti‑far‑right demonstration of tens of thousands.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Far Right Agitators From Dublin Marching With Loyalist Paramilitaries Shows Who The Far Right Are Says People Before Profit
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PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast
People Before Profit says the PSNI failed to protect Muslim‑owned shops and minority communities during a far‑right disturbance in south Belfast after an anti‑racist rally, and calls for the police to be held to account and for NIC‑ICTU to lead a mobilisation against the fascists.
Justice and policing Immigration Original release: PSNI Allow Far-Right Minority To Rampage In Belfast
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British And Irish Government’s Must Stop Scaremongering And End Hostile Environment Toward Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
People Before Profit condemns recent British and Irish government rhetoric on refugees, calling on both governments to stop scaremongering, reject the safe‑country legislation that would send asylum seekers to Britain and Rwanda, and urges resistance to any deportations.
Immigration International affairs Original release: British And Irish Government’s Must Stop Scaremongering And End Hostile Environment Toward Refugees & Asylum-Seekers
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Harkin: Reject Far-Right Divisive Abuse Of New Derry Mayor
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin rejects racist abuse directed at Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr, Derry's first black Mayor. He calls for a diverse and welcoming society.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Harkin: Reject Far-Right Divisive Abuse Of New Derry Mayor
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Get Organised Against Racism – Stand Together
People Before Profit says racism and fascist violence are rising in Ireland and calls for directing anger at those responsible for the crisis, not marginalised people.
Disability and equality Immigration Original release: Get Organised Against Racism – Stand Together
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After Truss: Why An Assembly Election? We Need A General Election To Get Rid Of The Tories!
People Before Profit says a general election is needed to get rid of the Tories, rather than an Assembly election in the North.
Constitutional affairs Original release: After Truss: Why An Assembly Election? We Need A General Election To Get Rid Of The Tories!
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December Election: Tory Clowns Treating Us With Contempt
Cllr Shaun Harkin says Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris is treating people in Northern Ireland with contempt by threatening a December Stormont election that he says will bring no benefit amid the cost of living crisis. He calls for escalated protests and strikes instead.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: December Election: Tory Clowns Treating Us With Contempt
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Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past
People Before Profit says a united Ireland needs a border poll without delay and must be a radically different, socialist state rather than a continuation of the two existing states, citing housing, childcare, health waiting lists and tax havens.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Ireland’s Future Cannot Be Built On Ireland’s Past
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Gerry Carroll MLA On The News That Catholics Outnumber Protestants In The North
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll responds to reports that Catholics now outnumber Protestants in the North, calling it a historical milestone but arguing it will not by itself bring substantive change. He calls for a united Ireland built on socialist, working-class foundations.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Gerry Carroll MLA On The News That Catholics Outnumber Protestants In The North
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Who Is Charles?
People Before Profit criticises King Charles ahead of Belfast's celebrations, citing his £652 million estate, inheritance tax exemption, private jet travel, Balmoral and Sandringham environmental immunity, and past controversies, and says working-class people should refuse to eulogise him.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Who Is Charles?