16 May, 2023 Paisley – restoring Stormont doesn’t address budget shortfall The DUP’s North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has said if Stormont was restored immediately the budget available to Northern Ireland would be no different therefore attempts at blackmail were flawed and counterproductive.
15 May, 2023 Sir Jeffrey: Strengthen our hand to finish the job DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has been canvassing with candidates in Londonderry and urging pro-Northern Ireland voters to unite behind the DUP and strengthen his hand to finish the job.
11 May, 2023 Manifesto Launch - Party Leader's Speech Speaking at the launch of the DUP manifesto for the 2023 Local Government Election, Party Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said,
10 May, 2023 Growing recognition of need for financial package to transform public services Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the evidence of from three former senior civil servants to the NI Affairs Committee has reinforced the belief that additional finance will be needed if a new Stormont Executive is to make the necessary reforms to public services.
09 May, 2023 Communities cuts will hit most vulnerable The DUP’s Communities Spokesperson Diane Forsythe MLA has said it is unacceptable that the most vulnerable in our society will pay the price for the Government’s failure to properly fund public services across Northern Ireland.
09 May, 2023 Lyons - “divided votes helped SF win” DUP Director of Elections Gordon Lyons MLA has said whilst the Sinn Fein manifesto claims to “work for all” they are not a normal political party and reminded voters that only last year Sinn Fein claimed the IRA had “no alternative” to murdering and bombing.
05 May, 2023 Threat to Council candidate condemned DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has condemned a death threat against DUP candidate for the Botanic DEA in Belfast, Darren Leighton. Darren was informed by the PSNI of the threat.
04 May, 2023 Clarke – Treasury needs to address policing shortfall The DUP’s lead Policing Board representative Trevor Clarke MLA has said the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland cannot shirk responsibility for the chronic underinvestment in policing over the last decade.
03 May, 2023 Campbell welcomes news on Portstewart hotel development East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell has welcomed news that the company behind a proposed £20million hotel in Portstewart hopes to have it open “as soon as possible”.