Ulster Unionist Agriculture Spokesperson Harold McKee has welcomed the confirmation that farmers will be able to spread slurry after the end of the season without fear of being penalised. The Agriculture Minister made the announcement...
Ulster Unionist MLA Robin Swann has expressed his shock after it was revealed the quantity of beef imports from Botswana through Belfast Port jumped from zero in 2013 to 183,950 kilograms in 2015. Robin Swann, a...
South Antrim Ulster Unionist Party representatives, Danny Kinahan MP and Steve Aiken OBE MLA, have welcomed the news that Belfast International Airport is being used by the United States military. Danny Kinahan MP said: “We are delighted...
Ulster Unionist Finance Spokesperson, Philip Smith MLA, has welcomed the overdue decision of the Stormont Finance Committee to launch a formal investigation into the sale of the NI NAMA loans portfolio. Mr Smith said: “Yesterday’s pantomime...
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has called on the Prime Minister to take on board the needs of all parts of the United Kingdom as the Government sets out its priorities for leaving the European...
Upper Bann MLA Jo-Anne Dobson has described an armed robbery of a young Banbridge couple as repulsive. The incident took place yesterday evening at their Chinauley Park home.Commenting Jo-Anne Dobson said:“This young couple were subjected...
Steve Aiken OBE MLA has said that the Executive’s failure to come up with a post-Brexit plan of any substance could put Northern Ireland on the fringes of the UK’s negotiations. The Ulster Unionist Economy spokesperson...
Ulster Unionist Party Finance Spokesperson, Philip Smith MLA, has welcomed the announcement that multi-year EU grants will be guaranteed by the UK Government after Brexit. The announcement was made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip...
South Antrim MLA Steve Aiken OBE has branded an online video of three boys verbally abusing a Romanian woman in Antrim as ‘vile’ and ‘deeply disappointing’. The video was posted to social media drawing widespread...
North Antrim Ulster Unionist Party MLA, Robin Swann, has continued to promote the Ballymena area as an ideal site for a proposed new UK manufacturing base for Spanish train maker, CAF. Mr Swann said: “After it emerged...