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16 releases
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Motion Backing HSC Workers Receives Unanimous Support In Derry City & Strabane District Council
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says his motion backing HSC workers was passed unanimously by Derry City and Strabane District Council. It calls on the Health Minister and Stormont Executive to deliver pay parity with NHS England, Scotland and Wales, and says the offer so far is a…
Health Economy and employment Original release: Motion Backing HSC Workers Receives Unanimous Support In Derry City & Strabane District Council (opens in a new tab)
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PASSED! Pay HSC Workers - Not Private Sector Profiteers!
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll says the Executive has again failed to maintain HSC pay parity and calls on the Health Minister to end stealth privatisation, after his amendment to the Assembly debate on HSC pay awards passed.
Health Economy and employment Original release: PASSED! Pay HSC Workers - Not Private Sector Profiteers! (opens in a new tab)
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Assisted dying bill "an act of humanity for those facing the end of life" - Lesley Veronica
Green Party deputy leader Lesley Veronica backs the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ahead of the Commons vote, rejecting claims it will undermine palliative care and citing overseas figures on who requests assisted dying.
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APG on animal welfare "an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to animal welfare" - Cllr Flynn
Green Party councillor Flynn says he will sit as a non-voting observer on the Stormont all-party group on animal welfare, and sets out priorities including Lucy's law, tougher controls on breeding establishments, stronger welfare standards and a Northern Ireland animal welfare strategy.
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Stormont to debate Safe Access Zones Bill
Green Party NI Leader condemns harassment of patients and staff at abortion clinics and urges all MLAs to back the Safe Access Zones Bill, noting amendments to strengthen protection after reports of intimidation and anonymous testimony.
Health Disability and equality Original release: Stormont to debate Safe Access Zones Bill (opens in a new tab)
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Final Stage of Safe Access Zones Bill to take place on Thursday
Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey MLA says the DUP and TUV's blocking of a procedural motion, which delayed the Final Stage debate of her Safe Access Zones Bill, is a stunt. She says the debate will now take place on Thursday and urges all MLAs to support the Bill.
Disability and equality Health Original release: Final Stage of Safe Access Zones Bill to take place on Thursday (opens in a new tab)
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Safe Access Zones Bill passed by MLAs
Green Party NI Leader Clare Bailey MLA welcomes the passage of her Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill at Final Stage in the Assembly, which now awaits Royal Assent. She says harassment and intimidation of women accessing clinics must stop, citing health trusts' reports of security needs…
Disability and equality Health Original release: Safe Access Zones Bill passed by MLAs (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole to draw on Whitehall experience in robust House of Lords evidence
SDLP Brexit spokesperson Matthew O'Toole tells a House of Lords EU affairs sub-committee that the Protocol impasse stems from hard Brexit and calls for Conservatives to stop using Northern Ireland in political games. He sets out SDLP proposals on EU engagement, goods movement and dual market access.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: O’Toole to draw on Whitehall experience in robust House of Lords evidence (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP MPs to vote against Protocol Bill
SDLP MPs Colum Eastwood and Claire Hanna say they will vote against the UK Government's Northern Ireland Protocol bill in the Commons, calling it a breach of international law. Eastwood accuses Foreign Secretary Liz Truss of using Northern Ireland for Tory leadership ambitions.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: SDLP MPs to vote against Protocol Bill (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP secures Assembly recall challenging DUP to restore institutions
SDLP MLA Matthew O'Toole says the party has gathered enough MLA support to recall the Assembly from summer recess to debate the cost of living, and challenges the DUP to restore Stormont's institutions now that the Protocol Bill has cleared its Commons stages.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP secures Assembly recall challenging DUP to restore institutions (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to form new official Opposition at Stormont
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says he has written to the Assembly Speaker to have the SDLP form an Official Opposition at Stormont and nominates MLA Matthew O’Toole as Opposition Leader, urging a recall of the Assembly and an emergency bill to redirect ministers’ salaries to families facing soaring
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP to form new official Opposition at Stormont (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Members Update - Political Situation
The SDLP says the DUP's refusal to restore the Stormont institutions has led Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to plan an Assembly election, though no date has yet been set. It invites members to a Zoom call on 3 November with Claire Hanna MP on recent political developments.
Constitutional affairs Original release: SDLP Members Update - Political Situation (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood elected Vice-Chair of BBC All-Party Parliamentary Group in Westminster
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New Ireland Commission meeting
The SDLP says it attended the latest meeting of the New Ireland Commission, but the release itself gives no detail of the discussions, outcomes or decisions taken.
Constitutional affairs Original release: New Ireland Commission meeting (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to support Dáithí’s Law in Commons
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood, Foyle MP, says his party's MPs will back Dáithí's Law in the House of Commons on Wednesday, praising the MacGabhann family's long campaign for organ transplant reform.
Health Original release: SDLP to support Dáithí’s Law in Commons (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP to support Windsor Framework
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood says the party will vote for the Windsor Framework statutory instrument, citing a clear path back to devolved government despite serious concerns about the Stormont Brake and dual market access.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Original release: SDLP to support Windsor Framework (opens in a new tab)