02 Feb, 2022 “Likely to cause harm” trolling must be addressed in Online Safety Bill - Lockhart Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said indications that the Government is moving to address “legal but harmful” posts on social media is welcome, but must be backed up with legislative provisions in the Online Safety Bill.
01 Feb, 2022 CJI review underlines need to support prison officers and staff DUP North Antrim MLA and Justice Committee Chairperson Mervyn Storey has said concerns raised by the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland review into the operation of Care and Supervision Units underline the rising need to deliver better support for prison officers and staff.
01 Feb, 2022 Middleton - Is continued disrespect Sinn Fein's vision for the future? DUP MLA Gary Middleton has said there is a need for leadership from Sinn Fein and called on Michelle O'Neill to spell out whether repeated incidents of disrespect represents her vision for how Sinn Fein is going to work with people from a different background and tradition.
31 Jan, 2022 Mid Ulster Jubilee snub the latest example of Sinn Fein's disrespect Mid Ulster MLA Keith Buchanan has said that actions of Councillors in Mid Ulster are the latest example of Sinn Fein's disrespect towards anyone who does not share their narrow agenda.
31 Jan, 2022 North-Antrim DUP support Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee” which can then be ‘Pinned’ to The Queens’s Green Canopy Map.
30 Jan, 2022 Some parties determined to destroy rural jobs: Lockhart DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has rounded on those parties who have chosen to pursue unrealistic and economically destructive climate change policies, ahead of the Consideration Stage: Climate Change (No. 2) Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly on Tuesday.The Bill, brought forward by DAERA Minister Edwin Poots, is subject to amendments from Sinn Fein, the Alliance Party and Green Party, that would destroy our agri-food sector, hugely damaging a key pillar of our economy, and decimate rural communities.
29 Jan, 2022 Dodds – “EU would trigger Article 16 again if it suited them” DUP Upper Bann MLA Diane Dodds has said the EU would trigger Article 16 in a heartbeat if it suited their agenda. She was speaking on the anniversary of the European Union using this mechanism to block vaccines coming to Northern Ireland.
28 Jan, 2022 Basic recognition of British identity too much for Sinn Fein The DUP’s North Down MLA Stephen Dunne has said it is disgraceful that Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey is refusing to open a community grant scheme to mark the historic occasion of HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
28 Jan, 2022 Corbyn must explain his extreme selectivity on victims. East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has called on the former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to explain why he deems relatives of those murdered by terrorists in Northern Ireland, as unworthy of his time.
28 Jan, 2022 Bradley - “SF show their rhetoric about inclusivity is nothing more than meaningless bluster” DUP Deputy Leader Paula Bradley MLA has said actions by Sinn Fein to snub and scupper events which are of a major significance to the people of Northern Ireland, has once again shown their rhetoric about inclusivity is nothing more than meaningless bluster.