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Crime Politics

UUP Condemns Latest Threat to Robin Swann and Justice Minister

The Ulster Unionist Party’s Fermanagh & South Tyrone MLA Rosemary Barton has condemned graffiti which appeared overnight in the Newell Road area of Dungannon threatening the Health Minister Robin Swann. Rosemary Barton MLA said; “The vast majority of people in Northern Ireland recognise the sterling job that Robin Swann has done as Health Minister throughout […]

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Newry Politics

Pulling Down Stormont Would be an Enormous Strategic Mistake for Unionism – UUP

The Ulster Unionist Party Chairman Danny Kennedy has called on the DUP to drop its threats to pull down Stormont. Mr Kennedy said: “For months on end Northern Ireland has been used as a punchbag in negotiations over the Protocol. The Protocol isn’t working and needs to be replaced with new arrangements which work for […]

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Community Politics

UUP Welcome Extension to Welfare Mitigations

Following the announcement that the Executive is to extend welfare mitigations, Ulster Unionist Party Communities spokesperson, Andy Allen MLA said: “I welcome the fact that the Executive has finally agreed the introduction of welfare mitigation legislation. “Disappointingly it took far too long to achieve agreement, which resulted in £2M that could have supported many individuals […]

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Politics South Down

Councillor Harold McKee Joins TUV

Following his resignation from the Ulster Unionist Party Mournes Councillor Harold McKee wishes to express his gratitude to the vast number of people who have wished him well on his departure from the Ulster Unionist Party and his political direction into the future. Since making his resignation announcement public, Councillor McKee has received an overwhelming […]

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Agriculture Politics

UUP Launch Environmental Policy Document

The Ulster Unionist Party today publishes its Environmental policy document ‘The Climate Emergency – A Fair Contribution’ declaringa Climate Emergency and promising that Northern Ireland will make a Fair Contribution to the UK’s Net Zero target under its leadership. Ulster Unionist Party leader, Doug Beattie MC MLA, said: “Northern Ireland is the only part of the United […]

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Agriculture Politics

UUP Suggest Combining Both Climate Change Bills

The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA has written to Claire Bailey MLA and DAERA Minister Edwin Poots to suggest that they merge her Private Members Climate Change Bill and the DAERA Bill to create a combined ‘best of both worlds’ Bill. Doug Beattie said: “It is unacceptable that Northern Ireland is the […]

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Politics

Beattie Demands Apology From EU over ‘war’ Comments

The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA has demanded an apology from the EU following comments attributed to a senior diplomat and published in the media at the weekend.   Doug Beattie MC MLA, said: “The comments attributed to a senior EU diplomat that ‘we are ready for peace, but prepared for war’ are […]

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Agriculture Crime Politics

UUP Calls For Immediate Action to Crackdown on Illegal Transportation of Puppies

The Ulster Unionist Party’s Agriculture Spokesperson, Rosemary Barton MLA, has called for the authorities in both Northern Ireland and the Republic to crack down on the illegal trade of puppies which are transported from the Republic of Ireland for sale in Great Britain via Northern Ireland.   Rosemary Barton MLA said: “Following the airing of […]