Northern Ireland

Cllr Andrew Clarke

Aug 27, 2023

Unionism… Just More Fun! | Cllr Andrew Clarke

Houston, Shanghai, Istanbul … and Larne. In each of these places, the World Athletics Association has awarded ‘Elite’ status to a...

Ian Paisley MP

Aug 8, 2023

Strengthening the Union with UK-US Relations | Ian Paisley MP

Today in Westminster Hall, I attended the Transatlantic capital to capital exchange where 26 members of Congress, including the House...

Cllr Brendan Chilton

Jul 24, 2023

The Labour Party case for defending the Union of the UK | Cllr Brendan Chilton

In many ways Labour was born of the union of the United Kingdom. The first Leader of the Party was Keir Hardie, born in Lanarkshire,...

Postal Packets Regulations change status of Northern Ireland | Baroness Hoey

Baroness Hoey of Lylehill and Rathlin

Jul 20, 2023

Postal Packets Regulations change status of Northern Ireland | Baroness Hoey

This week has seen a total disaster on the Second Delegated Legislation Committee on the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments)...

Doug Beattie MLA

Jul 19, 2023

It is time Unionists put the United Kingdom first | Doug Beattie MLA

The United Kingdom is a kingdom of four nations; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Everyone who professes to support the...

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP

Jul 19, 2023

Unionists want a fair deal | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP

The ball is in the Government’s court. The DUP has a mandate to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly on a basis that unionists as well...

Ian Paisley MP

Jul 18, 2023

Postal Packets Regulations deepen Irish Sea border | Ian Paisley MP

The Government for some time now have been deceitful to the people of Northern Ireland, that the Windsor Framework and these regulations...

Mark Francois MP

Jul 18, 2023

"What a Shambles" | Mark Francois MP

It seems Ben Wallace was wrong, we are like Amazon after all. If the Whips don’t like independent-minded MPs on a Committee, they just...

Steven Barrett

Jul 18, 2023

Postal Packets Regulations create a "clear border" | Steven Barrett

It is not possible, as law, to say that the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 are of no great importance. Or to...

Briefing: Postal Packets Regulations, 2023

Jamie Bryson

Jul 17, 2023

Briefing: Postal Packets Regulations, 2023

The Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 will be considered by a Second Delegated Legislation Committee in the...

Jamie Bryson

Jun 30, 2023

There can be no power-sharing until balance is restored | Jamie Bryson

It is trite to point out that with every day that passes, it is another day in which Northern Ireland remains subjugated as a colony of...

Jamie Bryson

May 3, 2023

Unionist opposition to the Framework is hardening | Jamie Bryson

The latest polling shows that over 62% of unionists (across all unionist parties) remain steadfast that there should be no return to...

John Hoey

May 1, 2023

A Grassroots look at the Belfast Agreement 25 years on | John Hoey

The Belfast / Good Friday Agreement provided a unique opportunity for those of us not involved in politics, government, or armed...

Ian Paisley MP

Apr 19, 2023

Yes, the Northern Ireland Secretary has just paid tribute to Gerry Adams | Ian Paisley MP

Speaking at Queen’s University, Belfast yesterday, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris made this statement,...

Jamie Bryson

Apr 18, 2023

A challenge to the NIO’s treatment of Unionists | Jamie Bryson

The NIO‘s treatment of the unionist community and the Union in recent years and months has been little short of appalling. This week at...

Gavin Robinson MP

Apr 3, 2023

Vote splintering weakens Unionism | Gavin Robinson MP

At the last election some people argued that you can’t split the vote in a Proportional Representation election, they were left red faced...

My view on the Windsor Framework | Baroness Hoey

Baroness Hoey of Lylehill and Rathlin

Mar 30, 2023

My view on the Windsor Framework | Baroness Hoey

On Wednesday 29th March, four years on from when we were supposed to leave the European Union, we still find Northern Ireland trapped...

The ERG Response to the Windsor Framework

Christopher Howarth

Mar 21, 2023

The ERG Response to the Windsor Framework

The European Research Group's Legal Advisory Committee’s Review and Assessment of the "The Windsor Framework". The full...

Jamie Bryson

Mar 21, 2023

The Stormont Brake Briefing

This briefing note provides a concise overview of what has become commonly known as the ‘Stormont Brake’, which has (subject to...

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP

Mar 20, 2023

DUP will vote against Windsor Framework | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP

Last week I indicated that while significant progress had been secured in the Windsor Framework across a number of areas it does not deal...