Alliance spokesperson on welfare, Kellie Armstrong MLA, has welcomed the announcement of an extension of welfare mitigations to the bedroom tax, but says more clarity is needed. Kellie Armstrong said: “This announcement of an additional £23 million to protect people from the bedroom tax is welcome news to the 38,000 households who would be affected. […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said it is vital building regulations are changed to ensure Changing Places toilets are included in the design of all public buildings. Mrs Armstrong, Chair of the Assembly’s All-Party on Disability, was speaking after questioning Finance Minister Conor Murphy on his Department’s policy on retrofitting all public and Government buildings […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has expressed her sympathies after a man died in a single vehicle crash in Ballywalter. The man, who was in his 70s, died after the crash at Roddens Road around 7.45am. It follows the death of a 46-year-old woman who crashed on the Portaferry Road on the shores of Strangford […]
Northern Ireland needs to be protected against Brexit, Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said. Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong was speaking during an Assembly debate on the UK Government’s Withdrawal Bill, in which the Assembly rejecting giving consent to the plan to leave the EU at the end of the month. “Alliance is a pro-European party […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has announced the party’s spokespersons for the new Assembly mandate, saying the party’s representatives will continue working to deliver for the people of Northern Ireland. Chris Lyttle will continue as Alliance Education spokesperson, chairing the Assembly’s Education Committee, while Paula Bradshaw will remain as Health spokesperson and also take up […]
Alliance Strangford MLA, Kellie Armstrong, has said that children’s mental health issues need to be recognised and at the centre of the school day. Ms Armstrong was speaking at the launch of a report on a conference held in October 2019 to discuss mental health issues affecting children who attend integrated schools. The report was […]
Reform of the Petition of Concern (POC) would allow for the return of the Assembly after the General Election, Alliance Strangford candidate Kellie Armstrong has said. Ms Armstrong said Alliance MPs in the new Westminster mandate would push for such reforms of the POC, which while designed to protect minority rights, has often been used […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has said ongoing anti-social behaviour in Portaferry has “sunk to a new low” after a deliberate fire was lit at the Exploris aquarium in the town. The fire, which is being treated as suspicious by authorities, was set at the gates of the building just after 7pm yesterday (Saturday). Ms […]
The Alliance Party has selected Kellie Armstrong as its candidate for Strangford in the 12 December General Election. Kellie was first elected as a Councillor in 2014 and MLA in 2016. Kellie Armstrong said: “It is a privilege for me to be selected to stand for Strangford in this very important election. The MPs returned […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson, Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong, has congratulated Translink on a successful first year of Glider operations across Belfast. Kellie Armstrong commented: “Investment in modern vehicles has delivered the intended outcome with more people choosing public transport to move across Belfast. The introduction of Glider a year ago was met with opposition from […]