11 Sep, 2024 Government perpetuates hierarchy of victims DUP Leader Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson MP has said the granting of a Public Inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane will heap further hurt on the families who have never had anyone convicted of their loved one’s murder.
10 Sep, 2024 Labour’s Cuts to Winter Fuel Payments are Cruel and Unjust Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has condemned the Government's decision to slash Winter Fuel Payments for 200,000 pensioners in Northern Ireland, calling it a "cruel and shameful" attack on the elderly.
10 Sep, 2024 Robinson – not in our name DUP Leader Gavin Robinson MP has told the Work and Pensions Secretary that Labour’s decision to remove the Winter Fuel Allowance from almost 200k pensioners in Northern Ireland is a decision of shame.
10 Sep, 2024 Sinn Fein MPs will assist Labour in removing winter fuel payments: Campbell East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has said that Sinn Fein MPs will assist the Labour Government in removing Winter Fuel Payments from pensioners through their abstentionism. Mr Cambell raised a point of order in Parliament today clarifying that Sinn Fein MPs will not be taking their seats ahead of a key vote on winter fuel payments.
10 Sep, 2024 Communities Minister's statement on Labour Party's Winter Fuel Payment cuts Speaking in the Northern Ireland Assembly today, the Communities MInister Gordon Lyons said,
09 Sep, 2024 Communities Minister celebrates Michael Dunlop’s record-breaking career Communities Minister Gordon Lyons today hosted a reception at Parliament Buildings to recognise motorbike rider Michael Dunlop’s latest record-breaking triumphs.
09 Sep, 2024 DUP will keep pressure on Labour over Winter Fuel cut East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has said DUP MPs will continue to press the Government to reverse its cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance. His comments come ahead of a vote in Parliament on Tuesday.
08 Sep, 2024 Minister must be unequivocal in support for Chief Constable – Clarke DUP Policing Board Lead, Trevor Clarke MLA, has called on members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to support a DUP motion scheduled for debate on Monday, urging the Minister of Justice to allocate additional resources to the PSNI.
08 Sep, 2024 Renewed call for Baby Loss Certificates to be introduced in Northern Ireland Carla Lockhart, MP for Upper Bann, has renewed her call for the introduction of baby loss certificates in Northern Ireland, after raising the issue this week in a Westminster Hall debate on baby loss. The DUP MP has been a strong advocate for the introduction of this scheme having first wrote to the Health Minister earlier this year and engaged in an online petition gathering thousands of names to encourage its rollout in Northern Ireland.