Time for normal politics in Northern Ireland?
Ed Jacobs looks at the aftermath of the first ever ‘everyday’ elction in Northern Ireland and asks what the future holds for the Stormont Assembly.
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Bitterness and acrimony over Northern Ireland budget
Ulster Unionist Party health minister Michael McGimpsey has been forced to deny that he intends to resign following a series of high profile spats with ministerial colleagues on the Stormont Executive.
UUP leader calls for end to mandatory coalitions at Stormont
Ulster Unionist Party leader Tom Elliott has called for an end to the statutory obligation for coalition government in Northern Ireland, and for there to be an official opposition.
Has the UUP/Tory link hit the rocks?
Is the Conservative Party’s electoral link with the Ulster Unionists about to come to an end? Ed Jacobs reports on the latest developments in Northern Ireland.
Unionists attack SDLP opposition to Housing Benefit cuts
Senior members of the DUP and UUP have attacked SDLP social development minister Alex Attwood’s opposition to reforms being introduced on housing benefits by the coalition government in Westminster.
UUP seek to keep Sinn Fein away from the top job
The Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, Danny Kennedy has called for the rules by which the First Minister is chosen to be amended, in an attempt the block the prospect of either Gerry Adams or Martin McGuniess takingtest
Is unionist unity possible?
Support for the principle of a single, united unionist party across Northern Ireland seems to be growing following outgoing UUP leader Sir Reg Empey’s call.
UUP-Tory alliance a “mongrel relationship”
Former UUP deputy leader Lord Kilclooney describes the UUP-Tory pact a “mongrel relationship”, while Conor McGinn calls it “an albatross around Cameron’s neck”.
UUP oppose policing and justice moves
On Friday, the UUP announced that it could not support the proposals as they stood, although a meeting of its executive this evening will take a final decision.
Impact of the Kelly Report on Northern Ireland
Analysis of the impact Sir Christopher Kelly’s report into MPs expenses will have on Northern Ireland’s MPs.