Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “After receiving a large number of complaints about the failure of parents to obtain nursery places for their children in North Antrim and indeed other places in Northern Ireland I have today written to the Permanent Secretary in the Department of Education complaining about the issue. “People who do […]
Responding to David Ford’s announcement to recommend changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws TUV Lagan Valley Westminster candidate Samuel Morrison said: “TUV does not believe that the unborn child should be denied his or her fundamental human rights. “Though there is a superficial plausibility within the promotion of abortion in cases of potentially fatal abnormalities […]
Richard Cairns, the TUV candidate for South Antrim, has claimed that Belfast International Airport has been neglected. Mr Cairns said: “On Wednesday afternoon along with my party leader Jim Allister, I attended a meeting with Graham Keddie, the Managing Director of Belfast International Airport. Mr Keddie has a clear vision for Belfast International and it […]
Statement by TUV Westminster candidate and Mid and East Antrim Deputy Mayor Timothy Gaston: “I welcome the fact that 4G has been introduced to Ballymena. “This will make a huge difference to mobile uses who will now be able to download online content much more quickly than is possible on a 3G network. “However, this […]
Commenting on the appointment of Terence Brannigan by the DETI minister as the new Chair of Tourism NI, TUV leader Jim Allister said: “This appointment throws up two relevant issues. First, what tourism experience has the appointee of the tourism industry to warrant his appointment to this key role and why, again, is someone already […]
Statement by TUV Westminster candidate for North Antrim and Mid and East Antrim deputy mayor Timothy Gaston: “I am alarmed by reports that two young boys have recently be approached by strangers in North Antrim in what appear to be extremely suspicious circumstances. The fact that there have been two such incidents within a matter […]
On Wednesday morning, TUV Party Leader Jim Allister MLA, along with TUV South Antrim Westminster candidate Richard Cairns, visited Randalstown Central Primary School to see their facilities and hear about the great work being done in their teacher-led reception class. Commenting Jim Allister said: “I am greatly impressed by the reception class and the other […]
Reacting to an article in the Guardian in which DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds spells out what his party would look for in the event of a hung Parliament TUV South Antrim candidate Richard Cairns said: “There are two things which are clear from Nigel Dodds’s article. “Firstly, he spells out very clearly that the […]
Statement by Cllr Stewart McDonald: “On Saturday morning I represented TUV at the remembrance service at Massereene Barracks, which marked 6 years since the callous murders of Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar. “It was a timely reminder of the sacrifice many brave people have made, and the loved ones that have been left behind. […]
Speaking in the Assembly this morning Jim Allister said: “I readily join in the tributes to Lord Molyneaux. “He has been described variously as a true gentleman, and so he was. He was quiet and unassuming too, both about his military career and his political career. He was a giant on our political scene who […]