Danny Kennedy, the Ulster Unionist MLA for Newry and Armagh, has welcomed the announcement of 484 new jobs at First Derivatives, the leading financial services consultants headquartered in Newry. Speaking at the jobs announcement event...
The Ulster Unionist Party has called for the upcoming round of talks to focus on finding a resolution to the current stalemate on contentious parades. Tom Elliott MLA said: “We owe it to the people of Northern...
Ulster Unionist MLA Ross Hussey has said that the family of murdered RUC Sergeant Joe Campbell are entitled to know the full truth of this death. Mr Hussey, who sits on the Policing Board, said; “As a...
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson last night backed David Cameron's determined bid to block Luxembourg's Jean-Claude Juncker from becoming President of the European Commission. Advocates of the ‘spitzenkandidat’ process claim he is entitled to the position after...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has urged the Scottish people to vote to remain within the Union. Speaking in a debate at Westminster on the subject of Scottish Independence, Lord Empey said: “The union is not all...
The Ulster Unionist Party has said that whilst clarity on the future of CAP implementation is welcome, Parties in the Executive should never have played politics with agriculture in the first place. Commenting Ulster Unionist MEP...
Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kinahan has described the Institute of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) State of the Nation Report as a timely warning about potential power shortages in Northern Ireland. The South Antrim MLA said: “The Institute of...
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has welcomed news that Northern Ireland has been selected as a European Entrepreneurial Region 2015. Mr Nicholson said: “Along with Lisbon and Valencia, Northern Ireland has been named European Entrepreneurial Region 2015....
Robin Swann MLA, Ulster Unionist parading spokesperson, has said that the Parades Commission’s u-turn over a Portadown parade opens up a new parading problem in the town. Mr Swann said: “Placing restrictions on this parade has taken...
Ulster Unionist Peer Lord Empey has urged the Government to act now to ensure the full operation of the National Crime Agency within Northern Ireland. Lord Empey said: “For some time now the Ulster Unionist Party...