Democratic Unionist Party
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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Northern Ireland headed to the polls on Wednesday to vote in the assembly elections. The poll comes ahead the March 26th deadline to form a power sharing executive, with Northern Ireland facing the choice between the return of devolved government or indefinite direct rule from Westminster. Nearly 250 candidates are standing for 108 positions. The… Read more »
A devolved government led by Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will be a “battle a day”, DUP MP Peter Robinson predicted. The DUP and Sinn Fein are broadly predicted to emerge as the dominant parties following Wednesday’s election and speaking to Radio Ulster’s Inside Politics programme, Mr Robinson admitted that it would… Read more »
