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Overwhelming opposition to Alliance Conversion Practices Bill -…
DUP MLA Pam Cameron says a Committee for Communities survey shows 93.55% of 1,379 respondents opposed the Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill, and calls on the Alliance Party to heed the public and halt the Bill. She argues prosecutors flagged vague harm thresholds and reach into family…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Alliance Conversion Practices Bill Original release: Overwhelming opposition to Alliance Conversion Practices Bill -… (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: People Deserve a Future Beyond Political Petulance
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA calls the DUP's latest stunt petulant and says health, schools and other public services are suffering while the parties remain without a budget deal at Stormont.
Constitutional affairs Original release: O’Toole: People Deserve a Future Beyond Political Petulance (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitments
SDLP Opposition Leader Matthew O'Toole MLA says the Belfast section of the Eastern Transport Plan 2035 is long on aspiration and short on firm delivery commitments, questioning how the north-south Glider will be funded without an agreed budget. He also raises concerns about cuts to cycling…
Infrastructure and transport Issue: Eastern Transport Plan 2035 Belfast portion publication Original release: O’Toole: Belfast transport plan long on aspiration, short on delivery commitments (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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DUP will oppose carbon audit penalties on farmers – McIlveen
DUP agriculture spokesperson Michelle McIlveen MLA says her party will oppose Minister Andrew Muir's plan to tie the Farm Sustainability Payment to registering for the carbon audit project. She says cuts of 10% then 15% are a penalty, the project is underfunded, and calls on the Minister to think…
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: DUP will oppose carbon audit penalties on farmers – McIlveen (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Whitehall asleep as EU parcel tax and AI rules hit Northern Ireland
UUP spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA welcomes the proposed UK-EU SPS agreement but says it leaves customs and tariffs in Northern Ireland. He criticises Whitehall for ignoring the Union Customs Code parcel handling fee and calls for the Stormont Brake to be applied, and says applying parts of…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: EU handling fees on Northern Ireland parcels Original release: Whitehall asleep as EU parcel tax and AI rules hit Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 8 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Féin will oppose any attempt to place British state forces beyond reach of accountability – Finucane
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane calls on the British government to drop proposals giving the British Attorney General decisive authority over conflict-related prosecutions, after former DPP Barra McGrory warned of a two-tier justice system. Finucane also urges the Irish government to oppose the plans.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: British government proposals to give Attorney General final say on conflict-related prosecutions Original release: Sinn Féin will oppose any attempt to place British state forces beyond reach of accountability – Finucane (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Unionist Unity and ‘O’Neill Must Stay’ don’t go together
TUV leader Jim Allister says talk of unionist unity is hollow without substance, arguing the DUP has not shifted its platform on the Protocol and questioning what unity would be for. He also says the DUP rejected his unity platform at the last Westminster election and accuses it of using unity as…
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP's unionist unity message with Sinn Fein Original release: Unionist Unity and ‘O’Neill Must Stay’ don’t go together (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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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 Executive engagement, saying the party will keep ministerial pay while using Petition of Concern to obstruct Assembly business. He cites the age of criminal responsibility, the Good Jobs Bill and the conversion…
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 (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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DUP’s sham response beyond pathetic
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP's response today was pathetic and a sham, arguing that refusing joint appearances with O'Neill while keeping him in office is pointless. He contrasts this with Carla Lockhart MP's principled stance and accuses the DUP of clinging to office.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Stormont brake request on EU goods regulations Original release: DUP’s sham response beyond pathetic (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Statement from the Democratic Unionist Party
The DUP accuses Sinn Féin and deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill of undermining the institutions after the Garvaghy Road blockade in Portadown, and calls for the Chief Constable to be transparent about threats, a fresh security assessment of dissidents and the Provisional IRA, and new…
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Original release: Statement from the Democratic Unionist Party (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Drumcree proving to be a pyrrhic victory for republicans – Empey
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey says the Drumcree standoff has backfired on republicans, criticising Gerry Adams’s intervention and Sinn Féin’s involvement, and argues the dispute exposes threats to the Orange tradition and highlights demographic changes in a united Ireland.
Community relations and legacy Immigration Issue: Garvaghy Road residents' protest against Orange Order march Original release: Drumcree proving to be a pyrrhic victory for republicans – Empey (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Buckley warns of further trade barriers
DUP Upper Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley says sweeping EU reforms risk adding customs paperwork, tariffs and bureaucracy that could further separate trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, harming firms and supply chains, and calls for thorough scrutiny and a Unionist response.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: UK-EU trade agreement renegotiation Original release: Buckley warns of further trade barriers (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Aiken: Scrutiny Committee rubber stamps biggest EU customs shake-up in decades
UUP's Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA criticises the Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee for approving its report on the EU's new customs code, claiming Alliance and Sinn Féin members voted against action despite advice that the rules differ significantly.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: Aiken: Scrutiny Committee rubber stamps biggest EU customs shake-up in decades (opens in a new tab)
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The future belongs to all those who want a society based on equality – Kearney
Sinn Féin MLA Declan Kearney challenges claims linking opposition to an orange march down Garvaghy Road with a suggestion that a New Ireland would be hostile to orange and unionist culture. He says extremists within political unionism are driving the current crisis to attack the Good Friday…
Constitutional affairs Community relations and legacy Original release: The future belongs to all those who want a society based on equality – Kearney (opens in a new tab)
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Suspension for telling an Alliance MLA to breathe — but no sanction for Caral Ni Chuilin after she breached the MLA Code of Conduct and failed to uphold openness and leadership
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston welcomes the Assembly Commissioner for Standards' finding that Caral Ni Chuilin broke the MLA Code of Conduct over an undeclared family interest, and criticises the Standards Committee for imposing only a letter of apology.
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SDLP challenges Executive over broken pledge on racial equality legislation
SDLP Opposition challenges the Executive over delayed racial equality legislation after record race hate incidents and crimes in 2025/26, and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to explain the delay. Its Black History Month Opposition Day motion also recognised black communities.
Disability and equality Justice and policing Original release: SDLP challenges Executive over broken pledge on racial equality legislation (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Minister threatens every farmer’s herd over a problem he says is 7%
UUP Deputy Leader and Agriculture Spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA challenges the Agriculture Minister over Belfast Telegraph remarks that about 7% of farmers produce around 70% of phosphorus, and his warning about herd size. She calls for support for the 90% of farmers doing the right thing and…
Agriculture and rural affairs Environment and climate Original release: Minister threatens every farmer’s herd over a problem he says is 7% (opens in a new tab)
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St Andrews ‘stitch-up’ handed Sinn Féin the First Minister’s office, says Empey
Former UUP leader Lord Empey says the DUP should accept responsibility for the 2006 St Andrews deal, which he claims let Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill become First Minister, calling it a strategic blunder that served party interests over wider unionism.
Constitutional affairs Original release: St Andrews ‘stitch-up’ handed Sinn Féin the First Minister’s office, says Empey (opens in a new tab)
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Republicans have played to the gallery and their New Ireland project…
DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP says Sinn Féin's response to the Portadown Orange Order parade determination has exposed hypocrisy and undermined the rule of law, and calls on the PSNI to pursue evidence of lawbreaking and the Secretary of State to explain how confidence will be restored.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Original release: Republicans have played to the gallery and their New Ireland project… (opens in a new tab)
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Just what will it take for the DUP to break their partnership with Sinn Fein?
TUV leader Jim Allister MP says the PSNI's Drumcree steps are welcome but he will judge them by results, and asks what it would take for the DUP to end its partnership with Sinn Féin after Gavin Robinson's comments on the Executive.
Justice and policing Constitutional affairs Original release: Just what will it take for the DUP to break their partnership with Sinn Fein? (opens in a new tab)