Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has said politics here needs to be more progressive and accountable. Speaking during her speech to the Alliance Party annual conference, Mrs Long said for politicians to have the confidence of the public, parties must be open and transparent, a fight Alliance was leading. “Only by being so can the […]
Northern Ireland will have the opportunity to celebrate Carl Frampton’s success at a special free event at Belfast Waterfront Hall, proposed by Alliance Councillor Mervyn Jones. The East Belfast Councillor said he expected Belfast City Council to release full details soon, with the event expected to take place in coming days. Councillor Mervyn Jones said: […]
East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has expressed his outrage at those behind a device which exploded underneath a vehicle in the area this morning. The Alliance MLA said it was a “sickening echo of the past” after the explosion, around 7.10am today (Friday). The Woodstock Road is currently sealed off between its junctions with Omeath […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has expressed his disgust after DUP Minister Lord Morrow said the death penalty should be reintroduced. The North Down representative was speaking after Lord Morrow gave an interview in which he said capital punishment would better protect PSNI officers. His DUP colleague Gregory Campbell later backed his views on a radio […]
Alliance Strangford candidate Councillor Kellie Armstrong has said integrated education needs actively encouraged, not just merely facilitated, as a week celebrating it comes to a conclusion. Integrated Education Week 2016’s theme is ‘Integrated schools promote harmony,’ and Cllr Armstrong said more commitments need to come from the Executive in order to further promote the sector. […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said the Department for Social Development must proactively prioritise the creation of shared housing developments. The East Antrim MLA was speaking after Department for Social Development (DSD) Minister Lord Morrow responded to a recent report by the Equality Commission on key inequalities in housing and communities. While […]
Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has said Sinn Fein’s support for DUP proposals to block Antrim and Newtownabbey Council earmarking money to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising as ‘simply bizarre’. At the latest full Council meeting (Monday, February 29) Sinn Fein’s call for £40,000 to mark the anniversary was rejected in favour of a compromise funding […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson has said the collapse of the prosecution case against a man accused of being behind the Omagh bomb is a tragedy for the victims’ loved ones. He was speaking after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decided to withdraw the case against Seamus Daly from Jonesborough, who was accused of murdering […]
The Alliance Party will always support calls for greater openness and transparency, Councillor Nuala McAllister said, adding she was delighted to see Belfast City Council address the issue of political donations. An issue the Alliance Party has already delivered on, the North Belfast representative said that it was through Naomi Long’s work at Westminster that […]
Councillor Paula Bradshaw has said only Alliance can ensure openness and transparency can succeed over the closed-door politics of the past, adding the public must have full disclosure when it comes to their Councillor’s interests. At the March full Council meeting, the South Belfast representative proposed a motion calling for all Declarations of Interest to […]