Statement by TUV deputy leader Court councillor Ron McDowell: “Having discovered a £2.9 million underspend, the Belfast City Council has now allocated: • £1.9 million to an Irish Language Strategy, • £500,000 to newcomer families, • £440,000 to cleaning equipment, and • £100,000 to biodiversity measures. “The most important duty of any elected representative is the prudent use of […]
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 — […]
Commenting on the latest data from the Office for National Statistics TUV leader Jim Allister KC MP said: “The statistics published by the Office for National Statistics today are damning. They confirm that the Protocol, rebranded as the Windsor Framework, is driving down trade from Great Britain into Northern Ireland. “The figures speak for themselves. […]
Statement by TUV MLA Timothy Gaston: “For some weeks I have been collecting data on the spend of the different Executive departments on travel outside the British Isles since devolution returned. To say I am appalled at the scale and extravagance of ministerial and departmental spending on foreign travel is an understatement. “When collated, the […]
TUV leader Jim Allister said: “I welcome Jon Burrows’ forthright and necessary intervention regarding the Policing Board’s handling of the now-discredited allegations made by “Sean” against the PSNI’s Tactical Support Group. “Mr Burrows has spoken for many who have been left voiceless throughout this manufactured saga. The Policing Board, by way of contrast, has shown […]
TUV MLA Timothy Gaston has written to the Equality Commission challenging them to provide evidence that erecting Irish signage is a neutral act in light of massive polling evidence to the contrary. Mr Gaston pointed to polling commissioned by the Belfast Telegraph and published today around the attempts of the Infrastructure Minister to impose Irish […]
Timothy Gaston said: “Earlier this week I exposed the fact that the Department of Finance’s so-called “media monitoring unit” — a unit that operates in the shadows and which the public didn’t know about, is diverting civil servants away from actual governance to the task of transcribing opposition voices on radio shows. That operation already […]
TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister has today tabled the following Early Day Motion in the Commons: That this House notes with regret that the UK-EU summit did not reset relations on the basis that the UK reasserts full sovereignty over Northern Ireland and relieves it of colonial rule by the EU; notes […]
TUV party chairman Cusher Councillor Keith Ratcliffe said: “Following the Supreme Court’s judgment on the legal definition of a woman, I raised concerns about the use of council facilities, particularly in relation to the upcoming Lurgan Pride event. “Lurgan Pride have made no secret of their opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling. In light of […]
Statement by TUV MLA Timothy Gaston: “I am deeply disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of the second stage of the Bill, which paves the way for a substantial pay increase for MLAs. “In an effort to inject accountability and transparency into the process, I tabled several amendments which would have: • Required the […]