The Ulster Unionist Party’s Mid-Ulster MLA, Sandra Overend, has repeated her calls for A5 funding to be used on other road infrastructure projects, such as the A6 development, in line with a recent statement released...
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An online petition opposing the creation of "a terrorist shrine" at the site of the former Maze Prison has been launched by 'Raze the Maze', a group which includes members from the Ulster Unionist Party,...
East Belfast MLA, Michael Copeland has reiterated his Party’s call to the Education Minister to not to make any decision on the future of Dundonald High School until after August’s exam results. The Ulster Unionist said: “This...
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Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson, Tom Elliott, has called for the necessary changes to be brought about to ensure that civil recovery can still be utilised in the fight against organised crime. This follows the decision...
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Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has commented on the Queen’s Speech which was delivered by Her Majesty at Westminster today. Lord Empey said: “Whilst much of the media attention has been drawn to issues such as...
Ulster Unionist North Antrim MLA, Robin Swann, has called for further information on the reasons why students are leaving courses in their final year following the Further Education Leavers Survey which highlighted that 14,365 students...
Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA has warned of the grave consequences which a failure to have a fully operational National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland would have on the PSNI’s fight against serious...
Ulster Unionist Economy Spokesperson, Sandra Overend, has cited the low number of patents applied for and granted in Northern Ireland as an area which needs improvement as well as pointing to the recent ‘patent box’...