Cross-community consensus key to unlocking sustainable devolution
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, after meeting the Secretary of State, says the party will keep engaging with the Government on the Windsor Framework and calls for unionist concerns to be addressed as a basis for restoring devolution. He also calls on Treasury to recognise Northern Ireland's…
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SDLP leader Claire Hanna MP welcomes the Autumn Budget's unpausing of city deals and confirmation of next year's Executive funding, but calls for clarity on 2024-25 in-year funding, ringfencing of England-linked resources, and long-term multi-year Treasury certainty.
SDLP MPs will vote for the statutory instrument on the Windsor Framework package, saying the deal's balance supports a clear path back to devolution despite serious concerns. Colum Eastwood MP says the party remains concerned about the Stormont Brake and will monitor its implementation.
Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard urges the Irish and British governments to prioritise legacy, the Windsor Framework and Stormont reform during Chris Bryant's first official Dublin visit. He calls for a legacy process based on the Stormont House Agreement and accuses the DUP of repeated obstruction.
UUP Leader Doug Beattie MLA calls for a twin-track approach: restoring devolution at Stormont while continuing to press on Windsor Framework concerns. He urges the Prime Minister to set out his intentions and the Statutory Instruments under consideration, arguing uncertainty is delaying the…
Alliance leader Naomi Long MLA calls for reform of the Assembly and Executive, including letting the next largest party nominate a First and deputy First Minister if one party declines, replacing parallel consent with weighted majority voting, and restricting petitions of concern.
Alliance leader Naomi Long MLA warns that failing to reform the Assembly and Executive threatens devolution, and has written to the UK and Irish Governments proposing changes to nomination rules, weighted majority voting and petitions of concern.