Following a visit to the Barnardos project Dr. B's Kitchen, in Belfast city centre, Jim Nicholson MEP has praised the staff and young people he met.

Conservative and Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson visited Kilcranny House last week with party colleague David McClarty MLA.

Conservative and Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson told the first meeting of the new European Parliament's agriculture committee that he wanted to make a steady, fair and equitable milk price for farmers in Northern Ireland a priority.

Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Tom Elliott has welcomed the defeat in the House of Lords of the Labour Government's plans to make drastic changes to the Common Travel Area between the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Election Agent Richard Holmes expressed his thanks to all those who turned out to vote for Jim Nicholson. ';This election has proved that the Conservatives and Unionists are back in style. We have polled very stongly across all constituencies and particularly so in areas we have been weak in the last two elections. There is no longer such a thing as a safe DUP Westminster seat. The electorate have spoken and are obviously sick and tired of the DUP's duplicity.';

Ulster Unionist MLA Billy Armstrong has given his verdict on the recent European Election in which the sitting Ulster Unionist MEP was re-elected.

South Belfast Ulster Unionist Assembly Member Michael McGimpsey has welcomed the re-election of Jim Nicholson as an MEP. Mr McGimpsey has also called on Peter Robinson to announce his Ministerial Re-shuffle as a matter of urgency.

Returning Conservatives and Unionists MEP Jim Nicholson has welcomed his re-election to the European parliament.

Ulster Unionist Party leader, Sir Reg Empey, has reiterated his support for joint Conservatives and Unionists candidate Jim Nicholson in tomorrow's election, emphasising that ';this is an opportunity for real change';.

Commenting on strengthening the Unionist vote ahead of the European Election, Conservatives and Unionists candidate Jim Nicholson said, ';A healthy democracy needs voters to exercise their democratic right and turn out to vote. As an unashamed Unionist - committed to strengthening, deepening and broadening the Union by placing Northern Ireland in the mainstream of UK politics - I particularly urge pro-Union voters to turn out and to transfer to pro-Union candidates.