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Net-zero Climate Bill passes Consideration Stage
Green Party NI MLA Clare Bailey welcomes the Climate Change (No.2) Bill completing Consideration Stage after over 20 hours of debate and votes. She says the Green Party secured majority support for 12 amendments, including a net-zero emissions goal, a farming transition fund and an independent…
Environment and climate Original release: Net-zero Climate Bill passes Consideration Stage (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans
Green Party councillors Stephen Dunlop and Rachel Woods say they will not support the current Kinnegar to Donaghadee Greenway planning application and back a motion to pause it. They call for the 31.5km project to be broken into smaller sections with community input, citing environmental damage…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: North Down Green councillors attempt to halt Greenway plans (opens in a new tab)
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Climate Bill passes Further Consideration Stage
Green Party NI MLA Clare Bailey, Party Leader, says the Climate Change (No.2) Bill passing Further Consideration Stage brings Northern Ireland closer to climate legislation. She criticises an amendment by Minister Poots setting a less ambitious methane reduction target, and urges MLAs to pass the…
Environment and climate Original release: Climate Bill passes Further Consideration Stage (opens in a new tab)
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Greens call for increased protection of trees
Green councillors in Ards and North Down say a motion calling for greater transparency on tree protection and works to protected trees has passed. Cllr Lauren Kendall cites recent felling in Stranmillis and Stormont, while Cllr Barry McKee stresses residents' access to environmental information.
Environment and climate Local government Original release: Greens call for increased protection of trees (opens in a new tab)
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Stormont passes Climate Change Bill
Green Party NI leader Clare Bailey MLA welcomes the Assembly's passage of the Climate Change Bill at Final Stage, saying the party secured 12 amendments including a net-zero emissions target and an independent Climate Commissioner. She calls on all departments and parties to build on the…
Environment and climate Original release: Stormont passes Climate Change Bill (opens in a new tab)
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North Down Greens 'Car Free' pilot motion passes Committee
Green Party councillors Rachel Woods and Stephen Dunlop say a North Down committee has backed a report on a pilot of car-free days in the borough's towns, villages and city. They argue streets should prioritise people over vehicles, citing pollution, safety and business benefits, and want a…
Infrastructure and transport Local government Original release: North Down Greens 'Car Free' pilot motion passes Committee (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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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)