Alliance South Belfast candidate Anna Lo has slammed Jimmy Spratt’s offer to Paula Bradshaw, of his Assembly seat if she steps aside in South Belfast as a desperate move. Anna Lo said: “This is a desperate move. People need a party they know will deliver for all, not those who are scrabbling around for cheap […]
Alliance South Belfast candidate Anna Lo has stated that the move by Sinn Fein to withdraw their candidate Alex Maskey from the South Belfast election is despicable tribal politics. She has said that this development is similar to the sectarian headcount created because the UUP and DUP agreed to have a unionist unity candidate. Anna […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has announced that he will be standing down from his membership of Antrim Borough Council as soon as a replacement can be selected. David Ford said: “I was first elected to the council in 1993 and have been re-elected twice since then. I have greatly enjoyed my time in the council […]
Alliance candidate for the Castlereagh East by-election, Jonathan Simpson has called on Castlereagh Council to hurry up and publish its minutes on the Council website. Following a successful campaign by Alliance Castlereagh Councillors, it was agreed by the Council at the beginning of March to make the minutes available on the Council website. To date […]
West Tyrone Alliance candidate has expressed disgust at those who were involved in a shooting in the Lisnafin Park area of Strabane at around 11pm last night. A 24-year-old man was shot in both legs in the incident. Michael Bower said: “This was a despicably callous attack. There is no place in our society for […]
Alliance Westminster candidate for South Antrim, Cllr Alan Lawther has expressed disappointment at length of time it is taking to provide Park & Ride facilities at Ballymartin in Templepatrick and called on the Minister for Regional Development to get the project moving more quickly. Alan Lawther said: “The original target for opening the first phase […]
The Alliance Party’s Kieran McCarthy today brought a motion to the Assembly calling for St Patrick’s Day to be made a public holiday for all. His motion received the backing of everyone present in the Assembly. Kieran McCarthy said: “Northern Ireland has massive tourism potential and to realise this potential we need to make sure […]
South Belfast Alliance candidate Anna Lo has said that anyone planning to vote Conservative and Unionist could be delivering a double dip recession for the UK as their planned cuts would be devastating to our economy. Anna Lo said: “A vote for the Conservatives and Unionists is a vote for another recession. “Everyone knows the […]
Keith McGrellis has been selected by the Alliance Party to stand in the Foyle constituency in the upcoming general election on the 6th May. Keith McGrellis said: “It is a great honour to be chosen to run for Alliance in Foyle. “Only the Alliance Party offers voters a chance to vote for a shared future […]
East Belfast Alliance election candidate Naomi Long has expressed disgust at those involved in the robbery of a house where two pensioner were on the Upper Newtownards Road in the east of the city. The incident took place at around 11.45pm last night and jewellery and cash was stolen. Naomi Long said: “This was a […]