Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “It is certainly no surprise to me that the Haass process is putting pressure on unionists. It was never designed to do otherwise. All such international involvement has the same tilt, because the Dublin/London/Washington nexus,...
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “From the outset of the Haass process I have warned that Unionism and innocent victims have nothing left to give. Now, it is clear, that this is precisely what is being demanded. Unionist participants will be judged, not by their...
Commenting on the appointment of new members to the Parades Commission TUV leader Jim Allister said: “The appointment of new members to the Parades Commission will be met with scepticism by the Loyal Orders and rightly so. “The primary issue isn’t the membership of...
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “In reality immunity is amnesty by another name. “There are at least 3 reasons why it is unacceptable: 1. It brings further perversion and corruption to our criminal justice system. Within our, and any meaningful, criminal...
Responding to comments by the Garda Commissioner on the Smithwick Report TUV leader Jim Allister said: “Commissioner Callinan claims that he accepts the conclusions of the Smithwick Report and yet says that it is “beyond comprehension” that any member of the force...
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “I welcome the fact that, after some prodding from myself, the Social Development Minister apologised to the DSD Committee. I do not, however, accept that the misinformation in letter was the result of anything other than...
With the DUP and Sinn Fein pledged to produce and promote a ‘Sexual Orientation Strategy’, TUV leader Jim Allister used a Stormont debate on the subject to both challenge why there is a need for such a strategy, which he described as “special status” for the LGBT...
Speaking in an Adjournment debate at Stormont, TUV MLA Jim Allister argued strongly for a new combined bus and rail station and extension of the park & ride facilities. In the course of his remarks Mr Allister said:- Mr Allister: It is doubtless that there...
Jim Allister has become the first party leader to officially back “A Covenant for and with innocent victims and survivors of terrorism”. Commenting Mr Allister said: “The covenant was presented by Innocent Victims United to the Haass team some weeks ago. I believe...
Commenting on the report of the Independent Working Group Examining Boxing in Ulster which was published today TUV leader Jim Allister said: “While I fundamentally disagree with the contention of the Report that there is no need for a separate Northern Ireland Boxing...