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SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has called for Northern Ireland to be exempt from proposals for a so-called “Brit Card” digital ID scheme. She has criticised the UK Government’s proposals, warning that it would be unworkable in Northern Ireland and risks disrupting cross-border ties. Hanna also cautioned that the scheme does not reflect the reality […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has criticised the British Prime Minister’s proposal to introduce a mandatory digital ID card. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “No matter how the British Prime Minister tries to dress this up, this proposal is an attack on the core of the Good Friday Agreement. “The idea that Irish citizens […]
Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald will this evening speak at Sinn Féin’s event ‘Peace to Unity: A New Chapter in British–Irish Relations’ at the British Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Ms. McDonald will say: “We are just over two years away from marking the 30th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement – a moment […]
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes, has said that a report issued through the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is definitive confirmation that the Israeli state is involved in genocide against the Palestinian people. The Newry and Armagh MP said: “The report by ‘The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied […]
Aontú Deputy Leader has reacted to news that the British Government intends to introduce Digital IDs for all adults by branding the idea as unnecessary and dangerous to civil freedoms. Speaking this afternoon Mrs Brolly said: “Aontú oppose digital ID cards just as we opposed mandatory vaccine ‘passports’ as a threat to personal freedoms and […]
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP has acknowledged a United Nations Commission finding that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. She was speaking after meeting Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot. South Belfast and Mid Down MP Claire Hanna said: “The United Nations has declared what we already know – that Israel is committing genocide […]
Colum Eastwood MP has welcomed the arrival of three students from Gaza who will now commence study in Northern Ireland. Mr Eastwood has been working with the students, the Home Office, Ulster University and others to secure visas and safe travel from Gaza to Northern Ireland. Colum Eastwood MP said: “Earlier this year I was […]
TUV Leader and MP Jim Allister has slammed the British Governments official recognition of Palestine statehood. Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Starmer’s recognition of Palestine is inescapably a reward for terrorism, compounded by any lack of requirement for the release of the Hamas held hostages. Demands were made of Israel, but none of Hamas! […]
Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling overturning historic convictions against Declan Murphy, now a Sinn Féin councillor, along with Declan John Moen and Conor Gilmore. Reacting to the decision, Mr Hughes said: “I welcome this ruling by the Court of Appeal, overturning the wrongful convictions of these three […]
Sinn Féin MP Dáire Hughes has said that growing all-island trade highlights the real economic benefits of north–south cooperation, and reinforces the case for Irish Unity as a practical, forward-looking strategy. Following a constructive meeting with Trade NI and members of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, Dáire Hughes said: […]
Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy has participated in the visit of a delegation from northern business umbrella group Trade NI to the Oireachtas. The visit took place on Wednesday 10th September and members of the Trade NI group met with members of the Joint Oireachtas Good Friday Agreement Committee including Sinn Féin Senator Conor Murphy, MPs […]
Sinn Féin Newry and Armagh MP Dáire Hughes joined the Newry Pride Parade today, hailing the event as a fantastic celebration, despite the rain. “It was an honour to stand with the LGBTQ+ community at Newry Pride,” Hughes said. “Sinn Féin will always stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and fight for the human […]
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