UUP Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: “The DUP’s leadership has been an absolute disaster for pro-union politics. They have lost the pro-union majority at Stormont and placed Northern Ireland on the window ledge of...
The Ulster Unionist Party Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA said: “Today’s Assembly motion included a call for the Assembly to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which formed the basis of...
Local Ulster Unionist Party representatives, including the Party Leader Steve Aiken OBE MLA, Councillor Vera McWilliam and Councillor Norrie Ramsay have welcomed the Infrastructure Minister’s decision to approve the Northern Section of the Ballyclare Relief...
The vaccine programme in Northern Ireland will fully open for those aged 35 to 39 from 8am tomorrow (Monday). Following last week’s announcement that 35-39 year olds could avail of some limited availability to book a...
Health Minister Robin Swann has commended firefighters from the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) during a visit to the command centre in Newcastle. The Minister met with firefighters and other emergency responders who continue...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has called for politicians and the public to set aside fanciful talk of a united Ireland and unite instead to isolate and eliminate the threat from those who are still...
Ulster Unionist peer, Lord Empey, has been appointed to the House of Lords European Affairs Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland. The first meeting of the Sub-Committee took place on Wednesday. Lord Empey said: “I am...
Health Minister Robin Swann has called for a concerted community-wide effort against COVID-19, as Northern Ireland prepares to gradually ease out of lockdown restrictions. The Minister said everyone has a key part to play in maintaining...
The Department of Health has published an update on its COVID-19 Response Strategy, detailing the wide range of actions undertaken in response to the pandemic. The document outlines key work initiated in different spheres including: new...
Health Minister Robin Swann has announced more than 1,300 nursing and midwifery pre-registration training places at Northern Ireland universities this year. The commissioning retains the number of training places at the overall record high of 1,325,...