Provisional agreement between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol is encouraging news but more detail is needed, Alliance MP and Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry has said. The agreement in principle over issues including border controls will mean the UK Government withdrawing clauses from the Internal Market Bill. “This is an encouraging development […]
With future relationship talks between the UK and EU at a critical final stage, Alliance Party Deputy Leader and Brexit Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MP, has criticised Boris Johnson and the UK Government for failing to grasp the realities of its choices on Brexit. Dr Farry also stressed that Alliance would continue to oppose the insertion […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA is one of the party leaders to have signed a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, outlining concern at the UK Government’s opposition to an EU office opening in Belfast. Dear Prime Minister, We write concerning your Government’s recent correspondence to the European Commission, opposing its proposal to open an […]
Speaking to the Renew Group of MEPs in the European Parliament, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP said: “Brexit is clearly challenging for all of us. Those of us in Europe, those of us in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, but it is an existential challenge for us in Northern Ireland. It undermines the notion […]
The Brexit Steering Group in the European Parliament has provisionally agreed on a draft resolution on the Brexit negotiations which insists that any Brexit deal must contain a backstop to protect the Northern Irish peace process and states that it is open to a Brexit delay if there is to be a general election or […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has signed a Joint Declaration alongside a cross-party group of UK MEPs as a commitment to work together to stop a no-deal Brexit. The “Brussels Declaration” calls a potential no-deal Brexit “unacceptable” and asks that colleagues in the European Parliament assist in “keeping the door open” to the UK. Mrs […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said she is focused on providing a strong voice for the inclusive, progressive, Remain-supporting people of Northern Ireland in the EU, as she officially became an MEP. Mrs Long was speaking after she took part in the first plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She said it […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said she is focused on providing a strong voice for the inclusive, progressive, Remain-supporting people of Northern Ireland in the EU, as she officially became an MEP. Mrs Long was speaking after she took part in the first plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She said it […]
Naomi Long is now an MEP, as the Alliance Party made history on Monday night by securing the second NI European seat with a final count of 170,370. Speaking after the momentous moment she was elected, Naomi said: “I want to thank everyone who gave me their first preference vote, or who transferred to me […]
Alliance is best placed to take the third local European seat, Naomi Long has said. The Alliance European candidate was speaking at the launch of her party’s manifesto for the election on May 23. She said the recent local government election had shown Alliance was in prime positon to benefit from transfers from other parties, […]