Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said she laid out clearly to the new Secretary of State the dangers a no deal Brexit would bring to Northern Ireland. Mrs Long was speaking after her first meeting with Julian Smith at Stormont House, which she described as “cordial but candid”. “We are at a critical juncture, […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has wished Theresa May well after she stepped down as Prime Minister but warned her legacy could be the damage done by any Brexit. She was speaking after Theresa May officially resigned as Prime Minister, to be replaced by Boris Johnson. “On a personal level, I always found Theresa May […]
Alliance Councillor for Castlereagh South, Sorcha Eastwood, has said she is extremely disappointed that unionist members of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council have voted against her motion to establish a cross party working group to help prepare for Brexit. Councillor Eastwood said: “With the date for our exit from the EU around 100 days away, […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has said a report by Stormont’s Department for the Economy detailing major job losses in the wake of a no-deal Brexit should come as no surprise to the many who have consistently campaigned to stay in the EU. Mrs Long was speaking as the report revealed 40,000 jobs would be at […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has said a report into alternative arrangements around the border in the event of Brexit is “based on a false premise”. Dr Farry was speaking after leading an Alliance delegation to meet the Alternative Arrangements Working Group and discuss their interim report. He said the UK had got itself […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has said a report into alternative arrangements around the border in the event of Brexit is “based on a false premise”. Dr Farry was speaking after leading an Alliance delegation to meet the Alternative Arrangements Working Group and discuss their interim report. He said the UK had got itself […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has said there is a need for a ‘reality check,’ after a report suggested a single food standards zone for the UK and Ireland to avoid border checks. The Alternative Arrangements report, backed by Conservative MPs Nicky Morgan and Greg Hands, includes a proposal for a single zone for […]
Alliance MEP Naomi Long has reiterated her call for People’s Vote, as the third anniversary of the 2016 EU referendum sees the UK still without a clear path out of the Brexit chaos. With the government in Westminster paralysed by the Conservative Leadership contest, Mrs Long said the UK is hurtling towards a ‘No Deal’ […]