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The Ulster Unionist Party has a Positive, Progressive, Pro-Union vision for Northern Ireland. Published & Promoted by UUP HQ, 2-4 Belmont Rd, Belfast, BT4 2AN
Northern Ireland, UK
Joined February 2009
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ โI joined the Ulster Unionist Party because I believed in its unique blend of passionate unionism and pragmatic politics. โThe Ulster Unionist Party is rooted in a deep sense of duty, selflessness,
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๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ Ulster Unionist Education Spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA has welcomed progress on proposals to strengthen support for the controlled education sector but warned
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๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐
๐ Ulster Unionist Party Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has issued a strong rebuke of the UK Governmentโs Legacy Commission Bill, warning that the so called protections
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Following the announcement that Mike Nesbitt MLA would be standing down as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, the Party initiated its leadership transition process, beginning with the opening of nominations. Nominations officially closed at 5pm today. We can confirm that Jon
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๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ Windsor Framework Spokesperson Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA has raised serious concerns after a Democratic Scrutiny Committee meeting revealed a lack of clarity on who is
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๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ Todayโs cancer waiting time figures reflect an early stage in the transition to our new regional breast assessment service. While there is still more to do, the progress since
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The Health Minister has said the latest cancer waiting times figures reflect an early stage in the transition to the new regional breast assessment service. Minister Nesbitt said improvements have followed the move to the regional model. ๐ Read more: https://t.co/0ymCgezEzC
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๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐น๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ Ulster Unionist Education Spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA has welcomed the Northern Ireland Teachersโ Council (NITC) decision to accept
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๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ๐ Ulster Unionist Infrastructure Spokesperson John Stewart MLA has urged Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins to take immediate action following severe disruption caused by last weekโs snow and ice.
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๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA has welcomed the Justice Ministerโs commitment to a comprehensive sentencing review,
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๐จ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐จ-๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ Ulster Unionist MP Robin Swann has welcomed reports that the Government intends to scrap plans for a mandatory national
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I have made it clear to the Prime Minister - it would be unacceptable for the Irish Government to have any veto over UK Troubles Legislation, and it is apparent from the number of amendments the new NI Troubles Bill is flawed. @uuponline @UUPWestminster
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๐ The Health Minister has urged those eligible to protect themselves with a flu vaccination. 2๏ธโฃ It takes two weeks for the vaccine to protect you and others. ๐ More info: https://t.co/XQ6pe7J8H0
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As elected representatives it is important we openly support our Police Service. If we want a representative service then we must promote @PoliceServiceNI in our communities and wider society. Recruitment begins tomorrow๐๐ป https://t.co/gOZMC1Y6Bz
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๐The recent changes made to the Family Farm Tax are due to the hard work and advocacy of the likes of @UFUHQ & @YFCUPresident. A significant lack of clarity around some of these changes remains the government need to supply that urgently.
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๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ The Ulster Unionist Party has raised serious concerns about the EUโs accelerated customs reforms and their impact on Northern Ireland
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Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA highlights the need for action on the ongoing Criminal Bar Association industrial action and its impact on the Executiveโs ability to address violence against women and girls. Watch below โฌ๏ธ
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๐จ๐น๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ป ๐รฉ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ The Ulster Unionist Party has rejected Sinn Fรฉinโs proposal to establish an EU office in Belfast, warning that it is a political stunt that does
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I'm pleased to have secured a nomination to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. I look forward to and focusing on the issues facing the people of NI & working pragmatically to ensure that positive, moderate unionism has a constructive voice at the table.
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