Statement by TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister: “Today’s announcement that the a file on SAS soldiers has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions is the inevitable consequence of the rash finding by the coroner. “We now face the gruesome prospect of the soldiers standing trial for relieving the community of […]
TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister today tabled the following motion in the Commons: That this House notes the coroner’s ruling in the case involving the death of four fully armed IRA terrorists who had launched a murderous attack on a police station; thanks the SAS for their courageous service in tackling terrorism […]
TUV leader and North Antrim MP Jim Allister said: “The Ombudsman – having been slapped down on a number of occasions on the issue of her findings of collusion – should be resigning, not appealing this judgment. “An appeal will see yet further waste of public money in what is increasingly appearing to be a […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “I greatly welcome today’s High Court judgement in the judicial review by NI Retired Police Officers’ Association against the Police Ombudsman. “For too long the Ombudsman has exceeded the remit of the office to make expansive findings of ‘collusion’ etc which are presented as misconduct, or worse. “However, in […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The abortion statistics published today by the Department of Health are deeply troubling. They show that the number of abortions being carried out in Northern Ireland increased by a shocking 28.8% since the previous year, with 2,792 performed in 2023/24 compared with 2,168 in 2022/23. If one goes back […]
Statement by TUV vice chairman Councillor Allister Kyle: “I’m absolutely devastated to hear the news of the tragic passing of Jason McKay. I knew Jason well. A dedicated member of Dunseverick LOL 528, I was pleased to see him elected and installed as their Deputy Master. Jason and I were about the same age and […]
Speaking about figures he has obtained through Assembly questions TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said: “At the end of last year, I tabled questions to each Stormont department asking about their spend on hospitality. Looking at the figures across the board, I am sure many will be shocked to discover that Stormont departments spend more that […]
Commenting after a party complaint about an article on the BBC Northern Ireland news website was upheld and the article changed as a result TUV press officer Sammy Morrison said: “We welcome the fact that the BBC has, on foot of our complaint, accepted that the slur “infamous” should not have been used about the […]
Responding to figures which he has obtained by way of Assembly questions Timothy Gaston said: “Back in October I asked the Health Minister to provide the waiting time for a (i) hip replacement; and (ii) knee replacement, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust. I was shocked to discover that 273 people have been […]
Statement by North Antrim MP, Jim Allister “I am most disappointed by the DUP Education Minister’s decision to close Balnamore Primary School at the end of this academic year. “It was clear the circumstances which produced the pupil reduction in this previously thriving school was going to take longer than one year to reverse. By […]