Democratic Unionist Party
DUP South Belfast MLA Edwin Poots says the Secretary of State may take whatever action he chooses, but insists devolution cannot be restored until the Protocol is replaced with arrangements unionists can support. He adds that the DUP is ready to take its case to the electorate in an election.
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TUV leader Jim Allister, speaking at the Newry & Armagh TUV annual dinner, urges anti-Protocol unionists to stand together and unite against any unionist implementation of the Protocol through Stormont. He says unionists of all party affiliations should not be left without a political home if the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Allister urges anti-Protocol unionists to increasingly stand together (opens in a new tab)
TUV candidate Stewart Ferris says Unionists should reject the Prime Minister's appeal to restore a Stormont executive while the Protocol remains unresolved. He argues the Belfast Agreement's consent guarantees have been shown to be hollow and calls for a united Unionist stance against the…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: No basis for a return to Stormont Prime Minister (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister says a High Court ruling that former Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and his department were required to impose Protocol checks vindicates Unionists refusing to run Stormont while the Protocol stands. He argues Stormont cannot be operated while opposing the Protocol and…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Unionist refusal to operate Stormont vindicated by Protocol judgement (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister calls on the DUP and the UK Government to publish the proposed Protocol deal so it can be judged, arguing Stormont has no future if it requires implementing the Protocol and condemning a financial package tied to that.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Time to face up to reality that Stormont has no future under the Protocol (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister says unionists implementing the Protocol would cause irreversible constitutional damage, arguing it partitions the UK and that a return to Stormont would force implementation. He says DUP MLAs should not accept the role of Protocol implementer.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: The consequences of unionists implementing the Protocol are irreversible (opens in a new tab)
TUV councillor David Clarke criticises Unionist Executive Ministers for attending a North South Ministerial Council meeting in Dublin, arguing the DUP's deal changed nothing on the Protocol and warning of a forthcoming Stormont vote on it.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: North South continues as usual while evidence of Union dismantling Protocol mounts (opens in a new tab)