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...

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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...

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...

Vernon Coaker MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, responding to media reports that the Northern Ireland Secretary has written to the Northern Ireland political parties about talks to deal with the past, said:

Mr Blair lied to prevent the collapse of the Northern Ireland peace process, he admits.

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...

Well, religion has fallen away here in Northern Ireland and people no longer turn to God for comfort. They have found a much more convenient, less judgemental alternative. "Northern Ireland faces a cocaine “epidemic”, after new figures revealed that its use has tripled in just four years. And of even more concern, the figures — compiled by the Drug Use in Ireland and Northern...

BBC Northern Ireland's political reporter, Stephen Walker, takes a look at the first televised Northern Ireland leaders debate.