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 […]
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 […]
TUV has warned unionists in the talks that failure to secure change in the current definition of a “victim” will render any deal on “the past” unacceptable. Commenting Jim Allister said:- “The present obscene definition of “victim”, which equates the victim with the victim-maker, must go if justice is ever to be attained for innocent […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Today’s failure at Stormont is but the latest episode of failure by the parties of failure within the failed institutions. “The very fact that such a summit had to be convened is testimony to the chronic failure of Belfast Agreement devolution. “How many years of failure does it take […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “With speculation growing that the executive parties are set to agree a deal on “the past” it’s worth revisiting what the famous graduated response statement of 3rd July said on the issue: “The DUP and UUP will end their participation in the now fruitless Leaders talks. With OTR enquiries […]