The TUV has prompted a formal equality investigation into Belfast City Council’s decision to install a “Pride” window in City Hall, following a detailed complaint lodged by party secretary and equality spokesperson Ann McClure. The complaint, submitted on 24 June 2025 under Schedule 9 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, highlights serious breaches of the […]
TUV North Antrim MP Jim Allister said: “I have today tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons to express my deep dismay at the conduct of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland in the wake of the Supreme Court’s clear and authoritative ruling on the meaning of the terms “woman” and “man” […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister MP: “I am deeply concerned by the direction the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has taken. The document published today marks a clear departure from the Commission’s statutory role as an impartial guardian of equality law. Instead, it reveals an organisation now actively promoting a controversial ideological agenda — […]
Statement by TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister: “This week has been a profoundly sad one for our nation. “At the start of the week, Parliament, by a crushing majority, voted to decriminalise abortion at all stages, meaning there is now no criminal offence for abortion right up to the moment of birth. […]
Statement by TUV Equality spokesperson Ann McClure: “Following confirmation that the Civil Service is taking part in this year’s Belfast Pride parade, Timothy Gaston tabled a number of questions to Finance Minister John O’Dowd raising serious concerns about the ramifications of this approach for the impartiality of public servants. “On inquiring whether consideration was given […]
Statement by TUV Chairman, Cusher Councillor Keith Ratcliffe: “The decision this week by MPs to vote in favour of ending the prosecution of women who end their pregnancies at any stage is utterly appalling. “The idea that it should now be lawful to kill an unborn child right up to the point of birth, without […]
Statement by TUV Equality Spokesperson and Party Secretary Ann McClure: “In the aftermath of Saturday’s Omagh Pride parade, TUV has been contacted by a number of Christians who were deeply offended by a photograph circulating on social media. The image shows a drag performer posing provocatively beside a text on the wall of Omagh Gospel […]
TUV Equality Spokeswoman Ann McClure said: “While public bodies across the UK have rushed for the exit door when it comes to Stonewall, Stormont remains stubbornly behind the curve. Both the Executive Office—jointly headed by Emma Little Pengelly—and the Northern Ireland Civil Service continue to maintain links with Stonewall, at a cost to the public […]