For the good of Northern Ireland, it is crucial talks between the UK and EU reach a comprehensive outcome early in the new year, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long was speaking after meeting EU Vice-President Maros Sefcovic alongside an Alliance delegation, including Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP and Brexit spokesperson Sorcha […]
Alliance Party MP Stephen Farry will seek to amend the UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill this week – a wide-ranging Bill seeking to criminalise those fleeing war and persecution, making the asylum system even more challenging to navigate and impedes those trying to assist those in peril. Dr Farry has tabled a number of […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has said the outcome of COP26 is underwhelming, adding the climate event was a missed opportunity. The North Down MP said Northern Ireland must set a stronger example itself through putting in place a Climate Change Act and a Green New Deal. “We have seen an underwhelming outcome to […]
The threat to trigger Article 16 is a Sword of Damocles hanging over UK-EU negotiations, Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has said. The North Down MP was responding to a statement by UK Government Brexit Minister Lord Frost. Dr Farry said the use of Article 16 would do nothing to address any issues around […]
The COP26 climate change event must have tangible outcomes and not just be a case of the UK Government ‘greenwashing’ its commitments to tackling the climate crisis, Alliance representatives have said. Speaking as the UN’s COP26 climate change conference kicked off in Glasgow, Stephen Farry MP, Andrew Muir MLA and John Blair MLA said “real […]
The UK Government’s Budget has failed to produce a Green New Deal for the UK, Alliance MP Stephen Farry has said. Speaking after Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the Budget in the House of Commons, the North Down MP said a greater level of public spending should have been released in order to ease the financial […]
It would be an act of folly for opponents of Northern Ireland Protocol to squander the opportunity to provide certainty and stability given by the EU’s proposals, Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has said. Dr Farry was speaking after the EU published papers focusing on medicines, food, customs, and governance and oversight. He said […]
The UK Government is more interested in continued confrontation than seeking solutions over the Northern Ireland Protocol, Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MP has said. Dr Farry was speaking after Brexit Minister Lord Frost proposed plans for an entirely new Protocol, aiming to replace the existing version on Tuesday afternoon. The North Down MP said […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader and Brexit Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has accused UK Brexit Negotiator, Lord Frost, of not being serious about reaching a workable agreement around the NI Protocol. This comes after Lord Frost issued comments to the media that have stressed that that the role of the European Court of Justice would be a […]
The UK Government triggering Article 16 would achieve nothing except making negotiations of solutions to issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol more difficult, Alliance MP Stephen Farry has said. The Alliance Deputy Leader said the move, which has been hinted at by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is “not the silver bullet its advocates believe”. “We […]