Alliance MLA David Ford has said he is disappointed his Bill on abortion reform will fall due to the collapse of the Assembly but he has pledged if re-elected he will submit it once again. Mr Ford’s attempted private member’s Bill, which was officially moved earlier this month, is one of the casualties of the […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said people need to use the opportunity of this election to really change Stormont, after the Secretary of State announced an election for March 2. Mrs Long said the forthcoming poll could prove a watershed, if people frustrated by the “corruption, cronyism and arrogance” of the current Executive voted […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has said the Health Minister has failed the people of Portadown by not ensuring Bannview Medical Practice in Portadown had a permanent GP in place. Ms Bradshaw was speaking after the GP contractor resigned. Paula Bradshaw said: “The Health Minister is fully responsible for the current unacceptable pressures facing […]
The DUP’s vetoing of a motion of no confidence in the Assembly Speaker is a further display of the arrogance and disrespect towards the Assembly and the public which has characterised the DUP over this term, Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said. Mrs Long was speaking after it was revealed the DUP will employ […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said whoever planted the bomb on Brians Well Road didn’t care who could have been killed or injured. Trevor Lunn said: “Leaving a viable bomb in this residential area could have resulted in major loss of life. Whoever planted this device may have been targeting the police, but […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said she is “dumbfounded” after it was revealed Assembly Speaker Robin Newton has blocked the release of procedural advice which he claims led to him refusing an urgent oral question relating to Executive funding of the Charter NI organisation prior to Christmas. The move came after the News Letter […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned an armed assault of a family in Carrickfergus. The gang, two of whom were believed to have been carrying guns, forced their way into the property at Oakfield Drive in the town around 8pm on Saturday. They demanded money, before assaulting a man in his 50s. A […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader and Brexit spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has responded to reports that the UK Prime Minister would set out a ‘hard Brexit’ for the UK in a major speech on Tuesday, and has reiterated the need for Northern Ireland to urgently have a competent Executive to articulate Northern Ireland’s particular circumstances and to […]
Alliance Economy spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has said he is disappointed the Department for the Economy has declined to disclose information about participants of the RHI scheme. Officials have stated under the rules of the scheme, it cannot provide names of claimants, although location, technology type, installation capacity, accreditation date and subsidy can be provided. […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has asked the Health Minister to clarify if she will appear in the Assembly chamber to answer questions next week. Questions to the Health Minister, alongside questions to the Finance Minister, are scheduled to take place on Monday. However, Sinn Fein MLAs have not attended committee meetings this week, […]