A motion of no confidence is to be brought against UUP Councillor Jim Rodgers by Alliance after concerns were raised over his behaviour in relation to his role as Chair of Belfast City Council’s Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, the main decision-making Committee on the Council. Alliance Councillor Michael Long said the concerns related to […]
The Alliance Party has secured confirmation the Department for Communities will consider issuing guidance aimed at halting abuse of the call-in procedure within local government. Alliance representatives secured the move at a meeting with the Department’s Permanent Secretary on Thursday morning – a meeting sought by the party as part of its on-going drive to […]
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has hit back at “completely inaccurate” claims by the Ulster Unionist Party after it attempted to align the Alliance Party’s voting record with displays of sectarianism at this year’s Féile. Responding to comments by Councillor Chris McGimpsey – which claimed Unionists were outvoted by Alliance, Sinn Féin and the SDLP when […]
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has condemned the display of IRA flags and chanting at a Wolfe Tones concert that brought an end of this year’s West Belfast Féile. This year’s event put a focus on inclusion, with organisers taking events to all parts of West Belfast and welcoming input from all political and cultural backgrounds. […]
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has welcomed the inaugural meeting of Belfast City Council’s new Brexit Committee – a move secured by Alliance in March. Set to mitigate the impact of Brexit on Belfast and it citizens, the Committee made up of elected representatives will take the lead in the wake of continued political deadlock at […]
East Belfast Alliance Councillor Peter McReynolds has praised the emergency services for dealing with a suspected gas explosion in Ballyhackamore. One person has been injured following the incident, which happened at a recently opened restaurant on the Upper Newtownards Road around 4pm this afternoon. The road remains closed, with concerns remaining about the stability of […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for all bonfire-related costs to be made public. The move comes as the clean-up operation from last week’s 12th celebrations continues across Belfast. Mr Long – Alliance Group Leader in Belfast City Hall – said: “We must be open and transparent on this issue. The public has a right […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said the UUP’s desperation to avoid providing long lasting solutions to bonfires is fully on display, as the party has yet again begun playing the blame game in a bid to distract attention from its Councillors’ actions. Emmet said that despite the UUP, along with other Unionist parties, backing […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has welcomed the injunction granted to Belfast City Council against the Department for Infrastructure, requiring action to be taken to reduce the height of the bonfire at Bloomfield Walkway to a maximum of three metres. Speaking after the granting of the injunction, Alliance Group Leader in City Hall Mr Long said: […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said Belfast City Council must address how funding decisions are made, after DUP Sinn Féin funding carve up almost went unchallenged due to a blatant mistake. The Councillor for East Belfast questioned the mechanisms that allowed both parties to work together to assign £400,000 to organisations previously handpicked by […]