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HISTORICAL FACTS: Northern ireland assembly - The Untold Story

Lockhart quits DUP after row with leadership over Drumcree parade dispute

The Upper Bann MP will now sit as an independent unionist in the House of Commons following her decision to step down from the DUP

The Independent UK · 10h ago

Lockhart quits DUP after clash with leadership over response to Drumcree dispute

The Upper Bann MP will sit as an independent unionist in the House of Commons.

Evening Standard · 10h ago

O’Neill insists she will not be deterred after DUP block ministerial engagements

The First Minister accused the unionist party of trying to treat nationalists as second class citizens.

Evening Standard · 13h ago

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Carla Lockhart to outline future with DUP ‘early next week’ amid speculation

DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said he hopes Ms Lockhart will not quit the party.

The Independent UK · Oct 30

‘I don’t want to see her go’ – Robinson hopes Lockhart will not quit DUP

Speculation is mounting that the MP may leave the party amid a dispute on how it has responded to the Drumcree parading furore.

Evening Standard · Oct 30

DUP block all of Sinn Féin first minister's engagements amid Drumcree row

DUP leader Gavin Robinson has announced the party’s deputy first minister Emma Little-Pengelly is to cease participating in joint engagements with Sinn Féin first minister Michelle O’Neill

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29

Michelle O’Neill: I’ve been ‘blocked’ from attending event by ‘DUP stunt’

The First Minister said she and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly had been due to meet leaders in Glasgow on Friday.

Evening Standard · Oct 29

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DUP party officers to meet amid ongoing fall-out over Drumcree dispute

The party leadership has been resisting calls to collapse the NI Executive as police probe Michelle O’Neill’s role in an allegedly unlawful protest.

The Independent UK · Oct 29

DUP MLA joins calls for removal of Michelle O’Neill as Stormont First Minister

Diane Forsythe has aligned with DUP MP Carla Lockhart in urging her party to oust Ms O’Neill from office.

Evening Standard · Oct 27

Sentencing completes spectacular fall from grace for ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson

The former MP has been stripped of his knighthood and membership of the privy council.

Evening Standard · Oct 15

£14,000 pay increase recommended for Northern Ireland Assembly members

There will be a two-week consultation on the proposals.

Evening Standard · Feb 19

‘Historic day’ for deaf community as Sign Language Bill moves step closer to law

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons used sign language in the Assembly chamber during the Bill’s second stage on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Sinn Fein sweep past unionist rivals again in N. Ireland local elections

Irish nationalists Sinn Fein followed up last year's historic Northern Ireland Assembly victory by overtaking their unionist rivals by a wide margin in council elections on Saturday to become the biggest party at local level for the first time.

Reuters · May 20, 2023

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