The Conservatives and the Ulster Unionists have come to terms as a "A new dynamic political force in Northern Ireland": The Conservative Party and The Ulster Unionist Party have confirmed their willingness and joint determination to work closely together to bring normal UK politics to Northern Ireland by providing the electorate with a new, modern, dynamic political and electoral force of Conserva...

Dan Hannan, not somebody Hunter noramally views in a high regard, is reporting in his Telegraph blog that the DUP sold their nine votes (over 42 days) for £200m.Hunter strongly suggests that the next Conservative government sells Northern Ireland to the Republic for £2. Northern Ireland is a backward and bankrupt province that will never prosper whilst the DUP is in charge - and there's no sign of...

When Sir Reg Empey and I made our joint statement back in July we made clear that we wanted to create a new Conservative and Unionist force that would challenge the convention of Northern Ireland politics. It would challenge the notion that Northern Ireland politics always has to be dominated by the constitutional issue.

Shaun Woodward MP, Labour's Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, speaking to Labour Party Conference today, said: Conference. It has been an enormous privilege to serve as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The opportunity to serve and the privilege to work with the people of Northern Ireland will always be with me. This has been another historic year for Northern Ireland. The third and f...

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NORTHERN Ireland first minister Peter Robinson yesterday admitted he cannot guarantee the future of the legislative assembly, but pledged his Democratic Unionist Party would

On Northern Ireland, as we were saying this morning, Shaun Woodward was emphasising that there appeared to be a small number of criminals behind these murderous acts. The PMS said that Shaun Woodward had used the word criminals regardless of how these people chose to describe themselves. It had been very clear from the Prime Minister s and Northern Ireland Secretary s visit to Northern Ireland yes...

Leslie Cree MLA, Ulster Unionist Party Spokesperson for Enterprise Trade and Investment has raised questions about Arlene Foster's handling of Northern Ireland's economy. The latest Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Quarterly Review says that there is overwhelming evidence that Northern Ireland's economy is now in recession and in a much worse position than other parts of the United Kingdom...

The actions of a small number of violent criminals must not be allowed to provoke anyone to undo the progress that has been made in Northern Ireland says Owen Paterson the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Following the tragic deaths in Northern Ireland, talk of a march for peace has already met with the cynical response that marching has never solved anything in Ulster (Ireland unites against the killers, 11 March). This is, I believe, less of an allusion to those annual demonstrations of the Orange Order than to the protests led by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, whose peaceful camp...