12 Jun, 2022 Wilson – HMT must axe fuel duties The DUP’s Treasury Spokesman in Westminster and East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has said with 50% of the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel going to the Treasury, the Government must take serious action to reduce fuel prices across the United Kingdom. Mr Wilson has written to the Chancellor.
10 Jun, 2022 BBC axing coverage a signal of importance it places on 12th July celebrations East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has said the BBC’s decision to axe live coverage of 12th July celebrations is a signal about the importance it places on the single largest cultural event which takes place in Northern Ireland each year.
10 Jun, 2022 Our carers must be visible & valued: Erskine Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Deborah Erskine has said that carers must be visible and valued in our society. Marking Carers Week 2022 she also committed to taking forward Private Members Legislation which had previously been initiated by her colleague Mervyn Storey in the Assembly.
10 Jun, 2022 Sir Jeffrey – “Labour Party should work constructively with the Government” DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has said it is good that Sir Keir Starmer is in Northern Ireland and hopes he is hearing a range of voices. On Tuesday Mr Donaldson met the Labour Party Leader in Westminster and reminded him, that the Protocol has zero unionist support either from MPs or MLAs and has been foisted upon Northern Ireland with terrible economic and political consequences.
10 Jun, 2022 Sinn Fein revelling in IRA evil – Lockhart Upper Bann DUP MP Carla Lockhart has slammed Mid-Ulster Sinn Fein MP Francie Molloy for a crass tweet paying tribute to IRA terrorist Thomas McElwee. In October 1976, McElwee took part in a murderous bombing blitz on the town of Ballymena, in which a young mother, Yvonne Dunlop, was burnt alive in front of her nine-year-old son.
09 Jun, 2022 Sir Jeffrey : Committed to building a more cohesive unionism DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told party members and supporters in Kilkeel that seats were lost as direct result of the fractures within unionism, welcomed new members and committed to improved cooperation within unionism.
09 Jun, 2022 Forsythe – SF hypocritical on hate crime South Down DUP MLA Diane Forsythe has called out Sinn Fein hypocrisy and said there must be a consistent approach towards those who commit hate motivated crimes.
08 Jun, 2022 Sir Jeffrey – the flawed Protocol has been the cause of instability DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP is giving evidence to the House of Lords Northern Ireland Protocol sub-Committee this afternoon.
08 Jun, 2022 Lockhart meets Home Office Minister to urge passport action plan DUP Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has met Minister of State at the Home Office, Kevin Foster MP, to urge the Government to enact an Action Plan to speed up passport application processes.
08 Jun, 2022 Progress requires a return to consensus politics: Robinson East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson has said there must be a recognition that progress can only be made in Northern Ireland when unionism and nationalism move forward together.