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Health Minister commends healthcare staff working to reduce waiting lists

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has welcomed the improving statistics and commended healthcare staff for their work to...

£390m Barnett boost welcome but waste and inefficiency must be tackled

Ulster Unionist Party Finance spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA has said that while the Chancellor’s Spring...

Middle East tensions drive sharp rise in home heating oil costs

Ulster Unionist Economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA has warned that rising global instability is now directly impacting...

Minister announces Core Grant funding for 2026/27

More than 70 community and voluntary (C&V) sector organisations across Northern Ireland are anticipated to receive Core...

Ulster Unionist Party leadership meet with Secretary of State

Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA, joined by Deputy Leader Diana Armstrong MLA and Deputy Chief Whip John...

Protecting our Hospitality Industry

Ulster Unionist Economy spokesperson Diana Armstrong MLA, who has consistently raised the ongoing issue of the hospitality...

Ulster Unionist Leader Jon Burrows to visit US for St Patrick’s Day and meet Secretary of State

Ulster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA will visit the United States for St Patrick’s Day alongside...

Ulster Unionist scrutiny forces rethink on assault occasioning actual bodily harm but concern remains over assault on police

Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has welcomed the decision to remove Assault Occasioning Actual...

Sexual crimes during the Troubles must be addressed in the Legacy Bill

Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA is bringing a motion to the Assembly on Tuesday...

Beattie welcomes Sentencing Bill but stronger protections for victims needed

Ulster Unionist Party Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has welcomed the long awaited Sentencing Bill’s arrival at...