Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has branded the latest health waiting times as utterly appalling and said health service users are the latest victims of political breakdown. The South Belfast MLA was speaking after the Department of Health released the latest figures. They showed 299,436 patients were waiting for a first appointment with a […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MEP has said the Prime Minister’s request for the Queen to suspend Parliament only weeks before the Brexit deadline is a “cowardly and outrageous” move, which “follows in the footsteps of other dictators”. Mrs Long was speaking after Boris Johnson made the move to suspend Parliament in September, meaning MPs are […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has called for a full public inquiry into the scale of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital after it was revealed CCTV footage showed 1,500 crimes on one ward. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the PSNI said looking at the incidents in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit was the “largest […]
Alliance MLAs are among those who have signed a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, outlining the majority support here for the proposed Brexit backstop. Dear Mr Tusk, The proposed date of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, 31 October, is fast approaching. As leaders of local political parties who represent the cross-community […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has said so-called ‘punishment shootings’ have no place in our society, after a man was shot in both legs in the north of the city. The attack took place in Havana Walk in Ardoyne last night (Wednesday). The victim, who is in his 40s, was taken to hospital for […]
Alliance Councillor Brian Pope has called the announcement of pre-Brexit funding for Councils “entirely inadequate” and has called for special case funding for border councils in Northern Ireland. Councillor Pope was speaking after the UK Government announced £9 million to ‘get ports and local areas ready’ for Brexit, with £5 million being given to Councils […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has welcomed confirmation from the PSNI they are investigating the firing of shots over a coffin in West Belfast. Footage showed the volley of shots being fired over the coffin of Alec Murphy, who was convicted of the killing of two Army soldiers who were abducted during an IRA […]
Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has said the proposed backstop is about protecting Northern Ireland from the damaging effects of Brexit, after the Prime Minister criticised it. A letter from Boris Johnson to European Council President Donald Tusk states the Prime Minister’s belief it risked undermining the peace process. However, Mr Tusk said those […]
Alliance Policing Board member John Blair MLA has condemned those behind an explosive device which detonated in Co Fermanagh earlier today. The PSNI said a number of officers were lucky to not be killed or injured when the device went off in Wattle Bridge, close to Newtownbutler. A warning had been received and a hoax […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has said we cannot allow either the office of the Victims Commission, or Stormont House to be destroyed leaving vacuums in their wake. Speaking in response to the UUP’s Doug Beattie, Dr Farry said that the Victims Commissioner provides important services for victims across the political spectrum. He said: […]