Ulster Unionist Party
UUP leader Doug Beattie says the cross-party meeting with the Secretary of State will likely focus on Northern Ireland's finances, calling for a realistic funding package that stabilises services and gives any reformed Executive a fresh start.
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DUP MP Carla Lockhart says UUP Leader Doug Beattie should stand with the DUP rather than attack unionists, arguing the DUP's leadership forced a return to negotiations on the Protocol and that stable devolution needs right foundations.
Constitutional affairs Original release: Beattie out of step with unionist community (opens in a new tab)
DUP Deputy Leader Gavin Robinson MP says the party will build on its legacy, protect Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom and push for reduced trade friction, a resolved democratic deficit and repaired constitutional harm, while condemning critics.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: Conference 2023 - Deputy Leader's Address (opens in a new tab)
Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood says the October 2024 Budget highlights the need for political reform and public service transformation, citing unresolved long-term finances, unclear Shared Prosperity Fund funding and calls for a relative needs review and removal of the two-child benefit limit.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: UK Budget October 2024 impact on Northern Ireland Original release: Budget highlights need for reform and transformation again, says Eastwood (opens in a new tab)
The DUP's Gavin Robinson MP, speaking at Commons Questions to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State, urges the new Government to engage urgently on funding for public services. He says the interim fiscal framework announced in December falls well short and calls for a new long-term framework.
Public finance and taxation Health Original release: Financial Settlement Needed to Sustain and Transform Public Services (opens in a new tab)
North Belfast DUP MLA Phillip Brett, who chairs the Assembly's Economy Committee, says a Northern Ireland Audit Office report exposes failures in the planning system and calls for reform. He cites planning appeals averaging 73 weeks and a Planning Appeals Commission lacking statutory targets and…
Infrastructure and transport Economy and employment Issue: Northern Ireland Audit Office report on planning system failures Original release: Planning System Failing Northern Ireland – Brett (opens in a new tab)
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says health and education evidence given to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee shows Barnett formula reform is urgently needed, arguing the current funding model leaves insufficient money for public services and calling on the Government to act.
Public finance and taxation Health Issue: Northern Ireland Affairs Committee health and education funding evidence session Original release: Funding formula in need of major reform to deliver effective public… (opens in a new tab)