Closest matches to “DUP Statement”
From other parties, ranked by how close their text is in meaning. Close in meaning is not the same as agreeing. Include DUP · Back to the release
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Non-teaching staff deserve fair pay and employment terms - Allen
UUP Communities spokesperson Andy Allen MBE MLA calls on EA and the Westminster government to resolve the non-teaching staff pay dispute, and has written to the Secretary of State urging funding be allocated now rather than awaiting restoration of Stormont.
Education Economy and employment Issue: School support staff strike over pay on 16 November 2023 Original release: Non-teaching staff deserve fair pay and employment terms - Allen (opens in a new tab)
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Green Party Leader calls for clarity from Secretary of State
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara urges the Secretary of State to end uncertainty after announcing a possible Assembly election, saying people need stability and support through winter and the cost of living crisis. He says Greens are ready to contest an election and criticises the DUP's blockade of…
Constitutional affairs Environment and climate Issue: Secretary of State's comments on possible Assembly election Original release: Green Party Leader calls for clarity from Secretary of State (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP will seek to amend Executive formation legislation
SDLP MPs Colum Eastwood and Claire Hanna say they will seek to amend legislation extending the Executive formation deadline, and table amendments reforming Assembly Speaker elections to remove the one-party veto. They also call for a legal duty on the Secretary of State to fund a public sector pay…
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: SDLP will seek to amend Executive formation legislation (opens in a new tab)
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DUP must get back to work and form an Executive
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong accuses the DUP of blocking an Executive as the UK Government outlines energy support for Northern Ireland, saying consumers face six more weeks without help. She calls for support at least equal to Great Britain's, scaled up for home heating oil users, and for…
Economy and employment Issue: Business Secretary statement on Northern Ireland energy support Original release: DUP must get back to work and form an Executive (opens in a new tab)
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Decision time for the DUP, public want action and positive leadership – O’Neill
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill, First Minister Designate, urges the DUP to join the Executive table and restore the institutions after the Secretary of State extended the deadline to 8 February. She says public sector workers are again forced into industrial action over denied pay rises.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Secretary of State extends Executive formation deadline to 8 February Original release: Decision time for the DUP, public want action and positive leadership – O’Neill (opens in a new tab)
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Political crisis could be ended by DUP agreeing to form Executive, says Long
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA says the political crisis could end if the DUP agrees to form an Executive, after a Pivotal report warned the lack of government harms transparency, accountability and public services.
Constitutional affairs Economy and employment Issue: Pivotal report on Northern Ireland political deadlock Original release: Political crisis could be ended by DUP agreeing to form Executive, says Long (opens in a new tab)
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Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison
Alliance MLA Nick Mathison criticises the lack of a sitting Education Minister to negotiate with non-teaching school staff before their full strike on 16 November. He calls for fair pay for these workers and says he has raised pay and minimal disruption for pupils with special educational needs…
Education Economy and employment Issue: School support staff strike over pay on 16 November 2023 Original release: Disappointing no Education Minister to engage with non-teaching staff ahead of strikes, says Mathison (opens in a new tab)
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Beattie comments on talks
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.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Five-party talks with Secretary of State on Northern Ireland finances Original release: Beattie comments on talks (opens in a new tab)
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DUP deadlock causing climate delay, says Tennyson
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson says the absence of a functioning Assembly is holding back climate action, with Climate Act actions delayed by the DUP's refusal to form an administration. He calls for an urgently restored Executive and a Green New Deal.
Environment and climate Economy and employment Original release: DUP deadlock causing climate delay, says Tennyson (opens in a new tab)
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Our schools are beyond crisis point and minister is needed, says Mathison, ahead of further strike action
Alliance Education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says schools are beyond crisis point ahead of NAHT joining teaching unions in strike action on 29 November. He calls for a locally elected Education Minister in post and blames the DUP's boycott of the Executive.
Education Economy and employment Issue: NAHT strike action announcement for 29 November schools dispute Original release: Our schools are beyond crisis point and minister is needed, says Mathison, ahead of further strike action (opens in a new tab)
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Robbie Butler Urges Secretary of State to Act Now to Address Underinvestment in Special Education Needs
UUP education spokesperson Robbie Butler MLA urges the Secretary of State to act now on underinvestment in Special Educational Needs provision, saying shortfalls in SEN places in special and mainstream schools are failing children and families, with no Executive or Assembly in place.
Education Disability and equality Original release: Robbie Butler Urges Secretary of State to Act Now to Address Underinvestment in Special Education Needs (opens in a new tab)