Danny Kennedy, Chairman of the Ulster Unionist Party, said: “The Ulster Unionist Council has unanimously ratified Doug Beattie MC MLA as the Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. Mr Beattie`s ratification took place at the conclusion...
Communities to bring forward welfare reform mitigation legislation without any further delay. Mr Allen said: “The 2021-22 budget contains £42.8 million to enable the Department for Communities to not only formally extend the current mitigations but...
The vaccination programme in Northern Ireland will today open for everyone aged 18 and over. More than one million people have now had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine – over 70% of our...
Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA UUP Finance and BREXIT spokesperson said: “Despite the ongoing crisis in Belarus and the EU’s failure to get a grip on CoVID, President Ursula von der Leyen took the opportunity yesterday...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s East Antrim MLA John Stewart, is calling on the PSNI and Garda to investigate claims made in a recent video posted online by Bellaghy Sinn Fein in tribute to the IRA...
Ulster Unionist Party MLA Steve Aiken, who is also the Chair of the Assembly’s Finance Committee, has said that the Health Department needs to be properly funded, and called on the Northern Ireland Executive to...
Health Minister Robin Swann has said a “huge collective effort” has brought Northern Ireland to the point where COVID-19 restrictions can be significantly eased. And he has called for that commitment to be maintained to ensure...
Following a meeting with the PSNI Chief Constable, Simon Byrne, UUP Leader Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “This afternoon I and UUP Policing Board member, Mike Nesbitt MLA, met with the Chief Constable and his team. ...
Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt is calling on Justice Minister, Naomi Long MLA, to commission a fresh inquiry into the PSNI’s handling of the funeral of Mr Bobby Storey on 30th June 2020. Mike Nesbitt, who...
Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA, the Ulster Unionist Party’s Finance spokesperson and Chair of NI Assembly Finance Committee, has welcomed today’s announcement of the further allocation of £114M from the UK Treasury. Steve Aiken said: “It was...
Testing is a crucial element in the pandemic response and will aid the reopening of Northern Ireland. Workforce testing is available to any organisation with more than 10 employees or volunteers. There are also a range...
Mike Nesbitt's Private Member's Bill on the reform of Northern Ireland's defamation laws has been given the green light by the UK Government. As the Bill covers issues surrounding online content, the Secretary of State's...
Roy Beggs MLA, Ulster Unionist Party Infrastructure spokesperson has expressed concern at the increase in transport and supply costs as a result of the NI Protocol, as indicated in a recent survey by Manufacturing NI and by...
Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt is calling for the funding which supports the Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) to be ring-fenced within the PSNI's annual budget. Mike Nesbitt, who represents the Ulster Unionist Party on the Policing...
Ulster Unionist Communities spokesperson, Andy Allen MBE MLA, has welcomed news from the Communities Minister that £9million has been confirmed to deliver the Housing Executive’s COVID reset plan on homelessness. Speaking after the Minister made...
Over a million people in Northern Ireland have now received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. The milestone has been reached some five months after the very first COVID-19 vaccine jab was administered in Northern Ireland. It...
Mike Nesbitt MLA, Ulster Unionist member of the Policing Board, wrote to the Chair of the NI Assembly`s Justice Committee on Monday 17 May asking that the Justice Committee invites the Director of Public Prosecutions...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Policing spokesperson, Mike Nesbitt MLA, has called on the PSNI to review the nature of its relationship with Sinn Fein, following the findings of the HMIC review into the handling of...
Ulster Unionist Health Spokesperson, Alan Chambers MLA, has said a head in the sand approach from the European Union with regard to the serious problems of the Protocol would be immoral, if it led to...
Responding to concerns over the impact of the NI Protocol on medical supplies, UUP Health spokesperson Alan Chambers MLA said: “Headlines around the future availability of medicines and medical equipment due to the NI Protocol will...
Ulster Unionist Party Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has welcomed the Government’s apology to the Ballymurphy families. Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: “I welcome the Secretary of State`s statement this morning in the House of Commons...
Northern Ireland’s vaccination programme has chalked up another landmark. It has been confirmed today that the number of people to have received both doses of their vaccine has passed the half million mark. Another major landmark is...
Following an announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the UK Government will legislate to ban conversion therapy, Doug Beattie MC MLA said: “Conversion therapy has no place in our society. It is a vile, harmful...
Health Minister Robin Swann has given further details of a £10million mental health fund providing support to mental health charities. The grant scheme, entitled the Mental Health Support Fund, will be administered and managed by Community...
Policing Board NI member Mike Nesbitt MLA has described as extraordinary the revelation that a private letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Chief Constable was copied to the Policing Board in error. DPP...
‘Every vaccination brings us closer, together’ – that’s the message from the new Northern Ireland public information campaign launching today. It will feature TV and radio adverts, as well outdoor advertising and a strong social media...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has described the tribunal ruling that permits ISIS terror suspect Lisa Smith to enter the UK as ridiculous and called for her to be arrested should she enter Northern Ireland....
Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a new campaign to help boost the adult social care workforce in Northern Ireland. The ‘Social Care – Making a Difference’ campaign has been developed by the Northern Ireland Social...
The world’s largest cargo plane has left Belfast flying three 18-tonne oxygen generators and 1,000 ventilators as part of the UK’s latest response to India’s COVID-19 crisis. Staff at Belfast International Airport worked through the night...
The Department of Health has been notified by the Public Health Agency of seven confirmed cases of the VUI B.1.617.2 (India) Coronavirus variant in Northern Ireland. These are the first confirmed cases of this variant in...