Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “I very much welcome the call today from Innocent Victims United for the European Day for Victims of Terrorism to be officially marked in the Assembly chamber. Given that Northern Ireland has suffered much more than most parts of the world from the ravages of terrorism it is shameful […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Tony Blair’s evidence before the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee today exposed the “peace process’” heart of darkness. “According to the former Prime Minister the scheme whereby Republican terrorists were issued with get out of jail free cards was “absolutely critical to the peace process” and “essential to getting […]
Below is the speech by Jim Allister during the Matter of the Day debate on the terrorist attacks in France: “I join in the absolute condemnation of the horrific events that unfolded. Like, I am sure, most people, I was aghast at the bloodthirsty brutality as it unfolded before our very eyes over the weekend. […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “On Monday Stormont departments began receiving questions from MLAs again after the Christmas break. “Understandably I was keen to probe various aspects of the Stormont House Agreement. “Accordingly I attempted to table the following questions: To ask OFMdFM who are “the participants” referred to throughout the Stormont House Agreement. […]
Speaking on the 39th anniversary of the Kingsmills massacre, TUV leader Jim Allister blasted the recent Stormont House proposals for immunity on information retrieval as “legal absolution for selective confession”. In a statement Mr Allister said: “What is on offer to the innocent victim is the terrorist delivering his version of “the truth”, in return […]
TUV commentary on the Stormont House Agreement 1. This Agreement, whose parentage is the Belfast Agreement, is of itself further manifestation of the involvement of the Dublin Government in the internal affairs of Northern Ireland, which the DUP and UUP now facilitate. Not only was the Dublin Foreign Minister a host of the talks, but […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “After weeks of talks Stormont remains unfit for purpose. Nothing in these proposals do anything to address the fundamental flaws at the heart of the institutions as we remain lumbered with mandatory coalition. There is still no requirement for parties to be agreed about anything before they go into government […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “This Saturday (December 20th) marks the 10th anniversary of one of the biggest bank robbery in British history when the IRA made off with some £26.5 million from the Donegall Square headquarters of the Northern Bank. “Those behind the robbery still remain at large and there has been no sign […]
Commenting on leaked details of a government paper circulated during the talks last week TUV leader Jim Allister said: “It is obvious that the proposals being discussed at the talks amount to a revisiting of Haass. “Northern Ireland looks set to be lumbered with a whole new raft of quangos – some of them remarkably […]
Responding to comments by the Garda in today’s News Letter in which they claimed they “continue to engage with the Coroner’s Service for Northern Ireland … with a view to cooperating with their requests as far as is possible” TUV leader Jim Allister said: “Following comments by Northern Ireland’s senior coroner, John Leckey, in October […]