Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said a childcare act would help bring childcare provision here in line with the rest of the UK. Mr Lyttle was speaking during an event launching the Childcare for All Campaign and Charter at Stormont today. Currently, families in Northern Ireland can only access around half the paid early education […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said the Education Authority (EA) going almost £20 million over budget is more evidence the education system here needs root and branch reform. Mr Lyttle was speaking as it was revealed by the Comptroller and Auditor General the EA finished the last financial year with a £19.1 million […]
Belfast City Council is to press social media companies to better address incidents of misogynistic or sexist abuse online, with Alliance Councillor Sian O’Neill set to raise the issue on Tuesday night. The Councillor for East Belfast said the Council must lead by example, calling out the failings of companies including Facebook and Twitter after […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has expressed extreme concern after it was revealed a neurologist’s diagnoses of 2,500 patients need to be reviewed. Concerns have been raised about the work of Dr Michael Watt at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Patients being recalled should receive a letter by post on Tuesday and […]
A special deal for Northern Ireland in any Brexit arrangements are in keeping with the terms of devolution, not a threat to sovereignty of the region, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long was speaking during the fourth All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit, taking place today in Dundalk. The Alliance Leader was one […]
Alliance West Tyrone Westminster candidate Stephen Donnelly has condemned those behind a bomb which was found following searches in Strabane. Three men were arrested following homes being evacuated in the Drumrallagh area of the town. Police discovered a viable explosive device, which was made safe and the alert ended around 5pm. Police said the searches […]
The Alliance Party has joined the umbrella European liberal movement as an affiliate member. The party joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party yesterday (Saturday) after its application was approved unanimously by the ALDE Council. Alliance is now one of 63 liberal parties across 43 countries in the movement. “I am […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said there are more pressing infrastructure needs than a proposed bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland. Ms Armstrong said such a bridge, which has been talked about from North Down or East Antrim over the North Channel, was unfeasible. She said capital investment for infrastructure would be better spent on […]
Alliance Brexit spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has welcomed MPs approving a non-binding motion saying the UK should be in a customs union with the EU. The motion was passed without a vote in the House of Commons today (Thursday), which followed a more formal but similar vote in the House of Lords last week. “While […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has warned the outcome of a survey of emergency medicine consultants demonstrates the necessity to deliver health reforms outlined in the Bengoa Report. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the results of the survey by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of more than 70 per cent of Northern Ireland’s […]