Steve Aiken OBE MLA, the Ulster Unionist Party’s Chief Whip and Brexit spokesperson, has stated that Taoiseach Leo Varadkar needs to clarify his Davos comments about an army presence on the border. Mr Aiken said: “With...
Ulster Unionist Leader, Robin Swann MLA, has repeated that the Prime Minister`s ‘plan B’ will be meaningless unless it addresses the backstop problem in legally binding text with the EU. Mr Swann said: “With speculation in the...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has called on the Secretary of State to challenge the main political parties about their bona fides to participating in talks to restore devolution. Lord Empey said: “Northern Ireland is politically rudderless...
Ulster Unionist Health Spokesperson, Roy Beggs MLA, has said that local hospital waiting times would cause outrage and be a scandal if they occurred anywhere else in the United Kingdom. He spoke out after it...
Ulster Unionist Party Leader Robin Swann MLA has called on the Irish Government to seek to engage directly with the UK Government during the time left in Brexit negotiations. Robin Swann MLA said: “The latest comments coming...
Ulster Unionist Education Spokesperson Rosemary Barton MLA has welcomed the announcement that 16 local schools are to benefit from an investment of £40m.Rosemary Barton said:“This is very welcome news and I am sure it will...
Ulster Unionist Party Leader, Robin Swann MLA, has condemned the criminals who carried out the car bomb attack in Londonderry City Centre on Saturday night. Mr Swann said: “The actions of the mindless criminals who want to...
Cllr Richard Holmes has expressed his shock and sadness at the car bomb attack in Londonderry on Saturday night and the response by one local MLA. Councillor Holmes said: “The IRA campaign showed the futility of...
The Deputy Mayor of Derry City & Strabane, Alderman Derek Hussey, has expressed his dismay and anger at the planting of a bomb in Londonderry’s Bishop Street on Saturday night. Alderman Hussey, who is also Ulster...
Ulster Unionist Councillor Sonia Copeland has warned that thousands of local families face the prospect of serious financial hardship if a local Executive is not re-established in time to renew welfare mitigation measures.Sonia Copeland said:“Welfare...