Democratic Unionist Party
DUP Director of Elections and East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons says Sinn Féin must accept that recall stunts will not sustain Stormont and calls on it to retract its support for rigorous implementation of the NI Protocol, arguing a lasting solution unionists can back is needed for powersharing.
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SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP says she has written to the UK Prime Minister and Taoiseach urging them to start formal cross-party talks on Stormont institutional reform, aiming to agree a focused package before the May 2027 Assembly election.
Constitutional affairs Original release: SDLP calls on UK and Irish Governments to initiate urgent talks on Stormont reform (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader says the 1 January ICS2 customs controls and ban on GB veterinary and pet medicines will add paperwork and costs at the Irish Sea border, and attacks Stormont's record and Sinn Fein's role. He calls on unionists, including DUP and UUP activists, to join TUV before the 2027 elections.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: TUV Leader’s New Year Message (opens in a new tab)
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole says the DUP's use of the Stormont brake on EU chemicals packaging and labelling rules was a stunt, arguing it will not cause lasting harm and that the SDLP will support efforts to ease implementation.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: O’Toole: Pulling Stormont brake another DUP stunt (opens in a new tab)
UUP Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA calls on the Executive to act on the A5 after a court ruling and to introduce a lawful, workable climate framework, also urging delivery of the A1 upgrade and York Street Interchange. UUP Agriculture Spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA says rural…
Infrastructure and transport Environment and climate Issue: A5 court ruling over climate planning obligations Original release: Fix the planning paralysis and deliver the roads Northern Ireland needs (opens in a new tab)
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP calls for everyone to focus on restoring the Stormont institutions and for the DUP to end its boycott and return, rather than pursuing an election, as the Secretary of State extends the deadline for forming an Executive. He also welcomes the proposed cut to MLAs' pay.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Eastwood: Focus must be on restoring Stormont institutions (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon calls cancer waiting times in the north intolerable and urges the DUP to return to Stormont so an Executive can tackle waiting lists and the cancer strategy. She cites latest waiting time figures, saying less survivable cancers are being diagnosed too late.
Health Issue: Latest cancer waiting time figures for Northern Ireland released January 2024 Original release: Executive must be restored now to tackle ‘intolerable’ cancer waiting times – Dillon (opens in a new tab)