Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said serious questions needs to be asked after a report warned the full impact of welfare reforms has yet to be felt here, with further hardships predicted by 2020. The report by the Comptroller and Auditor General said the end of mitigation measures, such as the so called ‘Bedroom Tax’, […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry has said the Prime Minister’s victory against a no confidence motion brought against her does not change the need for a People’s Vote to navigate out of the mess of Brexit. Mr Farry was speaking after the Government survived a motion of no confidence, brought by Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said there is a need to break the taboo around alcohol addiction, after it was revealed the number of alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland had reached the highest on record. The figures by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency for 2017 showed an increase for the fourth […]
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 […]
Well-known Alliance activist Helena Young has been selected to represent the party in the upcoming May local Government elections. A local woman, who has worked and raised her family in the area, Helena will working towards securing a seat in Newry – the place she calls home, with a focus on supporting mental health services […]
North Down Alliance Party representatives have said they are “extremely disappointed”, after the Department for Infrastructure confirmed it saw “no benefit” in extending a Residents Parking Schemes to other areas and have refused request to make a deputation to Council. Councillor Andrew Muir and Councillor Karen Douglas had both campaigned for the scheme to be […]
Alliance representative Helena Young has said the discovery of live ammunition in the Whitegates area is a blow for the local community. Helena was speaking after the PSNI confirmed it was investigating the incident, after the discovery was made by people doing some work in the vicinity. She added: “Like many of you who live […]
Alliance Lisburn representatives have expressed disappointment after it was confirmed Drumbo Park Greyhound Stadium is to close with immediate effect. Directors of the Lambeg venue said several factors were behind the decision, including local licensing laws, the impact of online gambling and a shortage of greyhounds. “There is no doubt this will have an impact […]
The Alliance Party has selected former Councillor Yvonne Boyle to contest the Coleraine area in this May’s local government elections for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. The former Deputy Mayor for the area says her focus will remain on increasing footfall for Coleraine town centre, helping to improve the local economy. She said: “In […]
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 […]