Below is the speech delivered yesterday by TUV leader Jim Allister during the Stormont debate on the review of d’Hondt, community designation and an opposition. “Here we have another non-report by the Assembly and Executive Review Committee. It goes through the...
Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:- “£26m had been set aside from Treasury, as part of the policing and justice devolution agreement, to meet Equal Pay claims from Civil Servants who had transferred to work for the PSNI and other agencies. “Now, this...
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “I have been contacted by many people in the Unionist community who have expressed their disgust at the fact that the Culture Minister, Carol Cullan, has attended a number of protests against Loyal Order parades in Belfast. Not...
Below are some of the comments made by TUV leader Jim Allister during yesterday’s debate on North-South institutions: “Members will note that the amendment does not take issue with practical, pragmatic, mutually beneficial cross-border co-operation. It takes issue...
Statement TUV Leader Jim Allister:- “Today’s ruling by the Court of Appeal in favour of ‘gay adoption’ is a most retrograde step, which further undermines the proven worth and centrality of the traditional family unit in our society. “Children benefit the most from...
Following a meeting of the party officers on Tuesday night and consultation with grassroots party members TUV has decided to withdraw from the Unionist Forum. In a statement the party said: “TUV was sceptical about the potential of the Forum to achieve anything of...
Statement by Jim Allister MLA: “I am delighted that the HRH Prince of Wales and the Duchess were able to visit my constituency area of Ballymena. “Their visit to Wrightbus only weeks after the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, reflects the international success as far...
Below is the speech delivered by Jim Allister during the debate on the Planning Bill last night: Yesterday, we witnessed a power smash-and-grab raid with amendment No 20. Today, with amendment No 26, the new tool of tyranny is to gag the citizens. To underscore that,...
Below is the speech delivered by Mr Allister during the debate on the Planning Bill on Monday past. The position that we have arrived at is a most illuminating commentary on the system of government in Northern Ireland. We appoint, by a specific means, Ministers to...
TUV leader Jim Allister has welcomed a letter from the Assembly Commissioner for Standards which acknowledges that his complaint against Gerry Kelly will proceed. In his letter Mr Bain has informed Mr Allister that if there are PSNI and / or Police Ombudsman...
