The new year will bring the best opportunity for people to vote to deliver real change in our community in May’s Assembly election, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Speaking during her New Year’s message, the Justice Minister also said, at a time when our community faces huge challenges, whether due to COVID, climate […]
An Executive Department for Climate Change could see Northern Ireland lead the way with targets to combat the climate crisis, Alliance Climate Change spokesperson Eóin Tennyson has said. A recent report by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee suggested a climate change commissioner to scrutinise the Executive. However, Eóin said a specific […]
Alliance MLA and Deputy Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights Paula Bradshaw has called on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to show political leadership to allow work to develop a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to continue. The Ad Hoc Committee was suspended last month when The […]
Continuing the binary cross-community designation and voting system at the Assembly is a slap in the face for the growing number of people who don’t identify as either unionist or nationalist, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said. The Strangford MLA was speaking ahead of an Alliance motion to the Assembly this Tuesday (October 19), which calls for a replacement […]
Alliance Councillor Lauren Gray has welcomed the passing of Assembly legislation allowing for remote Council meetings to continue. The Department for Communities had allowed the legislation letting Council meetings to take place online or in a hybrid model to lapse at the end of May, meaning for the past six weeks Councils across Northern Ireland […]
It is vital all the commitments all the parties signed up in the New Decade, New Approach agreement are delivered, Alliance Chief Whip Kellie Armstrong MLA has said. Ms Armstrong was speaking ahead of a meeting of the Assembly’s Business Committee this afternoon, at which the Speaker has indicated the nomination of First and Deputy […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has submitted an Assembly recall petition, following days of unrest on the streets of Northern Ireland. The Alliance Party Leader said the move was needed after weeks of growing tensions around a number of issues, which saw the PSNI undermined continuously and publicly, come to a head with youths taking to […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said she is disappointed no “unambiguous or unequivocal apology” has come from Sinn Féin in relation to their actions at the Bobby Storey funeral. The Strangford MLA was speaking after participating in an Assembly motion to censure Sinn Féin Ministers, after the Public Prosecution Service announced earlier this week there […]
Constant inaction from the Executive Office is allowing the abuse of flags, memorials, language and heritage to continue to perpetuate divides here rather than promote our common cultures, Alliance MLA Paula Bradshaw has said. The South Belfast representative was speaking ahead of bringing an Alliance motion to the Assembly on Monday (March 22). It calls […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has welcomed the introduction of the Damages Bill to the Assembly, commending the Justice Minister for bringing for this “important legislation”. Speaking after the bill was brought forward on Monday, Mr Dickson said it was needed to tackle on-going delays to personal-injury claims. Once law it will allow those claimants who […]