Democratic Unionist Party
DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds urges Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney to stop speaking at unionists and start listening, criticising his call for further talks after the EU rejected any renegotiation of the Northern Ireland Protocol and demanding a path that protects the EU single market while s
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Sinn Féin MP John Finucane accuses the DUP of inconsistency on the Protocol, citing MLA Edwin Poots lobbying to amend the Protocol Bill to protect farm benefits, and calls for an end to the Executive boycott.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: ‘DUP talking out of both sides of their mouth on Protocol’ – Finucane (opens in a new tab)
UUP Leader Doug Beattie welcomes Foreign Secretary Liz Truss's statement on the NI Protocol as a step towards a pragmatic fix, and calls for an end to the delay, urging the EU to change its mandate so there are no checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland that stay there.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Foreign Secretary Liz Truss statement on the NI Protocol Original release: UUP Leader Doug Beattie responds to statement from the Foreign Secretary on the NI Protocol (opens in a new tab)
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA urges the UK Government and EU not to agree a Northern Ireland Protocol deal merely to conclude talks, and calls for long-lasting solutions that restore and protect Northern Ireland's place within the UK Internal Market. He says he will oppose any deal that makes…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: EU-UK joint statement on Northern Ireland Protocol talks Original release: Protocol deal must restore Northern Ireland’s place within UK Internal Market – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
UUP peer Lord Empey says a UK-EU deal on the Protocol is expected but questions whether it will meet the DUP's seven tests, listing five tests on EU law, border checks, notifications, the European Court and the Treaty. He says the DUP has lost influence and calls for local politicians to be…
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Expected UK-EU deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol Original release: DUP now at the mercy of events over Protocol – Empey (opens in a new tab)
UUP leader Doug Beattie MC MLA says he challenged EU Vice President Maros Sefcovic in a virtual meeting that his comments were unhelpful, and calls on the EU to return to direct negotiations with the UK Government over the Protocol.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Sefcovic comments on Protocol checks and public health Original release: EU should focus on getting back into Protocol negotiations – Beattie (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister says the DUP has doubled down on the "tainted" Donaldson Deal under its new leadership, criticising Gavin Robinson's stance on the Irish Sea border, EU customs rules and Stormont's power-sharing with Sinn Fein.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP defence of the Donaldson Deal under new leadership Original release: Sad to see DUP double down on tainted Donaldson Deal (opens in a new tab)