Responding to confirmation that Border Control Posts at Larne Harbour will be overseen by EU Officials checking the work of UK staff, Roy Beggs, Ulster Unionist MLA for East Antrim, said: “Last week, it was established...
Ulster Unionist Party leader, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has called on Arlene Foster to stand up for Northern Ireland when she attends next week`s meeting of the Joint Committee. Mr Aiken said: “Next week the First Minister...
East Antrim Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs, has expressed his concerns that EU interference in the Assembly’s ability to pass legislation via the Northern Ireland Protocol is already manifesting itself. Roy Beggs said; “At this week’s...
Health Minister Robin Swann urges people to talk to their loved ones about organ donation as he launches a consultation on an opt-out system. The purpose of the consultation is to seek the views of the public view on...
Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that a “festive free for all” would be catastrophic for many individuals and families - as well as our hospitals. The Minister said that while some Covid-19 restrictions are being...
Health Minister Robin Swann has asked people objecting to Covid-19 vaccination on anti-abortion grounds to think again. The Minister said some pro-life activists are ironically criticising a vaccination programme that will save many lives. “The Covid-19 vaccination...
Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey has challenged Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP to withdraw the remarks he made during the BBC`s Farming Matters programme with Nicola Weir on Tuesday evening. Lord Empey said: “On Tuesday evening during Nicola...
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that pay deductions for industrial action by health service workers in late 2019 and early 2020 will be reimbursed. The decision was agreed by the Executive yesterday. The Minister said: “I...
The Ulster Unionist Party’s Justice Spokesperson, Doug Beattie MC MLA, has said that the attendance of John Boutcher, the NIO and the Ministry of Defence at the next meeting of the Lambeth Palace legacy talks...
Responding to the announcement of an agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the EU on the implementation of a border in the Irish Sea, Ulster Unionist peer, Lord Empey said: “Whilst the UK Government and...