25 Feb 2021 DUP meets the Loyalist Communities Council DUP Leader Arlene Foster, Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson met with the Loyalist Communities Council in Belfast on Thursday (25th Feb). Read More
24 Feb 2021 Arlene Foster: Time for the UK Government to act unilaterally DUP Leader Arlene Foster has said the Joint EU-UK Committee meeting was deeply frustrating as the European Union refused to recognise the flaws of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Read More
24 Feb 2021 EU and UK Government must face up to Protocol reality: Campbell DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell was met with a brief silence today at the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee when he asked the witnesses if they recognised that it was neither politically sustainable or practical for checks to be carried out either at Northern Ireland’s ports or at the RoI border. Read More
24 Feb 2021 Cameron refers puppy Protocol disruption to Equality Commission DUP South Antrim MLA and Vice-Chair of the Assembly’s Health Committee Pam Cameron has asked the Equality Commission to examine whether requirements placed on pets, including guide dogs, travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under the Protocol amounts to disability discrimination. Read More
24 Feb 2021 £210m City Deal in North West welcomed In addition to the £210million funding being provided equally by the Executive and the Westminster Government, a further £40million investment from Derry City and Strabane District Council and its delivery partners means the region is set to benefit from a £250million economic package. Read More
24 Feb 2021 Lyons brings forward new regulations in first step of transition for local agriculture Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons MLA has brought forward to the Northern Ireland Assembly new regulations aimed at ensuring the continued smooth delivery of direct agricultural support to farmers in 2021. Read More