The proposed backstop cannot be removed from the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long was speaking after meeting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Belfast. She said it was a positive meeting in which she outlined the concerns of people here around proposed changes to the backstop following last week’s vote […]
Alliance leader Naomi Long has said that today’s meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May is not what is required to provide reassurance in NI over Brexit: that only a deal can do so at this stage. Mrs Long was speaking after the Alliance Party held a meeting with the Prime Minister on Wednesday morning. She […]
Any restored Assembly needs serious reform to make it deliver fully for the people of Northern Ireland, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long said while the key issues of difference between the parties remained, she believed progress could and should still be made on other issues to prepare for any future return […]
Joint statement from the pro-Remain parties in the NI Assembly “With only eight weeks until the UK exits the EU, the four pro-Remain Assembly parties – Sinn Féin, SDLP, Alliance and Greens – are united in our support for the backstop negotiated by both the European Union and the British Government. “We continue to believe […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has paid tribute to PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton, who has announced he intends to retire later this year. Mrs Long was speaking after Mr Hamilton said he would not be seeking reappointment to the post when his term expires in June after five years in the role of Chief […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said the Prime Minister’s statement to MPs on her way forward for Brexit was a “wasted opportunity”. Speaking following Theresa May’s comments to the House of Commons, Mrs Long said: “”This was a disappointing statement from the Prime Minister and a wasted opportunity. “Until she can accept she has […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has expressed anger at those who “dared to bring violence back onto our streets”, after a car bomb exploded in Londonderry. The explosion occurred outside the courthouse in Bishop Street, after police had received a warning. “I, like many in the community tonight, am completely appalled and disgusted at this murderous […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said now is the time for a People’s Vote, after the Prime Minister suffered a major defeat on her proposed Brexit deal. Theresa May lost the vote in the House of Commons by 230, the largest defeat for a sitting UK Government in history. Mrs Long said it was […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said Parliament needs to “stop chasing unicorns” and get its act together on the Brexit process. Mrs Long was speaking after a meeting with Tánaiste Simon Coveney at Stormont. She said parties in London were “playing politics” with Brexit, while a defeat for the UK Government in Parliament yesterday […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said the onus is on the Secretary of State to inject urgency into talks to get devolution delivering again for people. Mrs Long was speaking ahead of the two-year anniversary of the collapse of power-sharing following Martin McGuinness’ resignation as deputy First Minister. Mrs Long wrote to other party […]