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Sinn Féin MP Chris Hazzard said the Tory party chaos and their actions in Westminster demonstrates they are an untrustworthy partner in Ireland and internationally. Speaking at Westminster, the South Down MP said: “The actions of the Tory party in Westminster have demonstrated they are an untrustworthy partner in Ireland and internationally. “The internal Tory […]
Clarification needs to be given on how people in Northern Ireland will benefit from energy support payments, Alliance Communities spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has said. The Strangford MLA was speaking after details were revealed regarding the £400 scheme in GB, which will be paid in six monthly instalments. However, Ms Armstrong said uncertainty remained what […]
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O’Toole has called on caretaker Executive Ministers to use every option available to them to support people through the cost of living crisis. Mr O’Toole was speaking after writing to all caretaker Ministers and permanent secretaries as the costs crisis deepens for families across Northern Ireland. He challenged Ministers […]
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane has called on the British government to take action on ‘scandalous profiteering’ by energy companies who are making a fortune, while ordinary workers and families are struggling to pay their bills. The North Belfast MP said: “It’s unacceptable that profits lifted by big energy corporations can go through the roof […]
Sinn Féin First Minister-Designate Michelle O’Neill has written to the British Secretary of State on his decision to approve a certificate which will conceal information on the death of Noah Donohoe. Michelle O’Neill said: “I have written to British Secretary of State Shailesh Vara today making it clear that the use of a Public Interest Immunity (PII) […]
Aontú Deputy Leader Cllr. Denise Mullen has criticised the stall on the NHS pay rise due to the DUP stance on the protocol Speaking today, Cllr Denise Mullen said “The DUP’s stance on the Protocol is preventing the NHS staff from getting a well-deserved pay rise. The Stormont dysfunction is preventing the health minister from […]
Newry Chamber members held a meeting with Alliance MLAs, Andrew Muir MLA and Patrick Brown MLA at the Canal Court Hotel & Spa on Wednesday 27th July 2022. The focus of the meeting was the cost-of-living crisis but discussions also included a range of business challenges and opportunities. Meetings with other MLAs & MPs will […]
Commenting on the passing of former Upper Bann Member of Parliament, Lord Trimble, Carla Lockhart MP said: “First and foremost this is a great loss to Lady Trimble, and their children Richard, Vicky, Nicholas and Sarah, and the wider family circle. The loss of one’s life partner, and a parent, is a pain that is […]
The Revolutionary Republican Party Saoradh have announced plans to hold an Anti-Internment picket in Newry. Announcing the party’s intentions Saoradh’s Newry representative and former Republican Prisoner Stephen Murney said “The 51st anniversary of the reintroduction of Internment takes place in the month of August. However the practice began long before 1971 and indeed continues to […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has questioned whether recent reductions in wholesale fuel prices have been passed on to motorists and said that steps must be taken to ensure a transparent and fair pricing system is in place. The DUP MP said, “The price of fuel is crippling many households across Northern Ireland. Because of […]
We are living in a bubble. It cuts us off from the real world, it substitutes politics with tribalism, it offers nothing but a Groundhog Day view of the world and yet the majority of people here seem perfectly happy with it. The cost-of-living crisis that is having a devastating effect on working people, families, […]
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP has written to the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly signalling the party’s intention to form an Official Opposition immediately ahead of the recalled NI Assembly tomorrow. Months after the Assembly election, parties have yet to form an Executive. The SDLP Leader said that the party will form an opposition […]
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