25 Apr, 2025 Robinson Slams Irish Hypocrisy DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has called out the Republic of Ireland for holding the UK to a standard it fails to meet itself. The Irish government needs to confront its own shortcomings in addressing legacy issues and delivering justice to innocent victims.
24 Apr, 2025 DUP Challenges Council Chairman Over Glorification of Paramilitarism The Democratic Unionist Party has raised serious concerns following the appearance of Mid Ulster District Council Chairman and Sinn Féin Councillor for Clogher Valley, Eugene McConnell, at an event commemorating Provisional IRA member Jim Lynagh. Photographs, published by Sinn Fein on social media, show Councillor McConnell standing behind a banner depicting firearms and paramilitary symbolism, which is deeply offensive to victims of IRA violence.
24 Apr, 2025 Lockhart: Online safety measures a step forward, but more must be done to protect children DUP MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has welcomed new measures introduced by the Government and OFCOM to protect children online, but warned that further action is still required to ensure meaningful safety. She also cautioned that the effectiveness of the new measures will only become clear over time.
24 Apr, 2025 EU Law Blocks UK Tobacco Ban In a stark warning to the Government, Lord Dodds of Duncairn has raised serious concerns that the proposed generational smoking ban cannot legally apply in Northern Ireland due to the continued enforcement of EU law under the Windsor Framework.Speaking in the House of Lords, DUP Peer Lord Dodds highlighted that the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive still governs Northern Ireland and may override the new UK Tobacco legislation.
23 Apr, 2025 Baroness O’Loan backs call for RoI Answers on Omagh Bomb DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has used an evidence session in the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to ask Baroness Nuala O’Loan for her assessment of the Irish Government’s lack of action regarding an Omagh Bomb Public Inquiry covering the actions of the southern government.
21 Apr, 2025 DUP - “police action must now follow Londonderry parade” DUP MLA for Foyle Gary Middleton has said there needs to be swift police action to hold those accountable who breached a Parades Commission determination in their display of paramilitary regalia in Londonderry.
21 Apr, 2025 DUP Leader Rt Hon Gavin Robinson MP Reflects on the Passing of Pope Francis DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has expressed his condolences following the passing of Pope Francis.
17 Apr, 2025 Robinson congratulates new Braid Councillor DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has extended his congratulations to Ruth Lawrence on becoming a Councillor for the Braid District Electoral Area on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. The Braid DEA covers parts of both the North Antrim and East Antrim Constituencies.
16 Apr, 2025 DUP - “A victory for commonsense and biological reality” The DUP’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed today’s UK Supreme Court judgment, which confirms that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. The ruling, brought forward by women’s rights group For Women Scotland, ends years of confusion around sex-based protections and affirms that being a woman is a matter of biology, not identity or paperwork.
15 Apr, 2025 Omagh families deserve more than a contortion of state control DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has said the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Irish Government and the Omagh Bombing Inquiry may be presented as progress, but it falls well short of what is required and what the victims’ families deserve.