Last week the five parties involved in the current talks were furnished by the Secretary of State with a copy of that part of the proposed Northern Ireland (Stormont House Agreement) Bill which deals with the establishment of the HIU. Now, a copy of the Bill has come into the possession of TUV, leading to […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The announcement that Gerry Adams and other leading Sinn Fein figures will not face charges over the kidnapping and murder of Jean McConville, in terms of timing and content, has all the appearance of peace process choreography. “It underscores a widespread belief that leaders of the republican movement are […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “As the Fudgery resumes business as usual in Stormont House on Monday, and with the Government due to share with the five parties the draft clauses on the HIU from their proposed Bill, it is timely to comment on the most glaring of the failures of the Stormont House […]
Responding to comments by the DUP and UUP in recent days expressing some concern about the Independent Commission on Information Retrieval TUV Castlereagh Councillor Andrew Girvin said: “These proposals should come as no surprise to anyone as TUV has repeatedly highlighted the direction in which things were going. “On 3rd January 2014 TUV issued a […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The paper published today by the Northern Ireland Office outlining how they intend to legislate for the Stormont House Agreement should set the alarm bells ringing with anyone who has an interest in justice. Throughout the document the NIO are at pains to stress that this is not an […]
Responding to today’s announcement Jim Allister said: “There is widespread scepticism within the Unionist community about this panel and there is therefore an onus upon the appointees to demonstrate that they are not mere placemen. The panel must show that they are totally independent and are prepared to face the reality of ongoing IRA criminality, […]
Statement by TUV vice-chair Richard Cairns: “Yesterday Martin McGuinness said those who link Sinn Fein/IRA to criminality “should put up or shut up”. How ironic, then, that today is the 26th anniversary of the Deal barracks bombing. On 22nd September 1989 the Provisional IRA exploded a bomb at the Royal Marines School of Music building. […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Today’s statement by the Secretary of State has all the appearance of politically motivated and timed window dressing to keep the failed process going. “The Chief Constable was clear. Kevin McGuigan was shot by members of the Provisional IRA. That makes it a Provisional IRA murder, a PIRA which […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The IRA death threat received by Martina McDonnell, a close friend of the McGuigan family, illustrates that while Unionists pontificate about Sinn Fein needing to admit that the IRA exists or practice political hokey cokey with their executive Ministers Republicans linked to a party of government continue to rule […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “It is now clear that the Government has decided to call the bluff of weak Unionism. “Having heard it all before when it came to OTR letters and the graduated response they, like the electorate, clearly don’t take the threats of Unionists seriously anymore and have decided to give […]