ENG: The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is currently the largest party in the Northern Ireland Assembly and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. However, it came third in the European Parliament election 2009 in Northern Ireland, with its candidate elected after both Sinn Fein's candidate and the candidate of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Conservative Party. With respect to first-preference votes the DUP was second to Sinn Fein due to a three-way split unionist vote. The DUP has strong links to Protestant churches, particularly the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the church Ian Paisley founded, and is ...
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The Party is led by Peter Robinson MP MLA (East Belfast)and his Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds MP MLA (North Belfast. They are joined at Westminster by Dr Ian Paisley MP MLA (North ... , positive
The Democratic Unionist Party has launched its election campaign for the Assembly and local government elections in May.The party is putting forward 44 candidates, including Sammy Wilson in East Antrim, Peter Robinson in East Belfast and Arlene Foster in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.Party Leader Peter Robinson MLA said he was "pleased" that the party had a mix of experienced public representatives and new candidates to offer the electorate.
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28 February 2011
Source: bbc
Addressing party members and supporters in Newtownards, DUP MP for East Londonderry Gregory Campbell said:
"To one side of the DUP stands a Party that has no vision for the future. They were, and are, prepared to abandon any pretence of standing up to republicans in negotiations for Government or in disputes when in Government. They didn’t demand that republicans stop violence or get rid of the guns before entering a Government with them.
They didn’t stand up for the Loyal Orders when they had the opportunity, they didn’t rule out any Irish language Act, they didn’t ...
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
The Democratic Unionist Party decision to back the government's plan for 42-day detention of terror suspects helped deliver major investment for Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson said today. The DUP leader again denied his party had sought or been granted political favours for backing Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the crucial Westminster vote on the issue in June. But Mr Robinson said the decision had proved the DUP was a responsible party and that government later 'bent over backwards to help' it. The House of Commons split by 315 votes to 306 over the ...
Northern Ireland assembly members seek to outlaw private abortion clinics SDLP's Alban Maginness and DUP's Paul Girvan to push for law that would make abortions available only via NHS in provinceA prominent member of Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland will try next week to outlaw women accessing non-medical abortions from private companies.The SDLP's Alban Maginness has joined forces with Democratic Unionist Paul Girvan to push for legislation in the Northern Ireland assembly on Tuesday that would make abortions outside of the NHS illegal in the province.Pro-choice and women's groups have condemned the move, accusing both politicians of "hypocrisy" given that Northern Irish women in crisis pregnancies can already access abortion pills on the internet or else have a medical termination in England.In a direct attack on the recently opened Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast, Maginness claimed it was "dangerous that any organisation should receive financial reward from carrying out abortions especially where there are such distinct legal parameters governing
How did your MP vote on the gay marriage bill? A full list of how every MP cast their vote• Interactive map of the resultsAlthough the gay marriage vote passed comfortably by 225 votes with support from all the major parties, there were significant areas of resistance.More Tories voted against the bill (136) than for it (127) while a further 40 either did not vote or abstained. Prominent Tories who voted against the bill included former ministers David Davis, Liam Fox, Peter Lilley and Sir Malcolm Rifkind.Just under 10% of Labour MPs voted against the bill, mainly from the north of England and Scotland. Non-voters included Gordon Brown and former ministers Michael Meacher and Shaun Woodward.In Northern Ireland, one SDLP and one Alliance voted for the bill and eight unionists and an independent voted against it. The SNP did not vote, while Plaid Cymru voted in favour.ConservativesFor (127)Stuart Andrew (Pudsey), Greg Barker (Bexhill & Battle), John Baron (Basildon & Billericay), Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central), Richard Benyon (Ne
Thatcher death celebrations in Derry and Belfast condemned Democratic Unionist Jonathan Bell describes street parties organised by republicans as 'disappointing and disgusting'A Democratic Unionist member of the Stormont assembly has denounced republican celebrations following the death of Margaret Thatcher.Jonathan Bell described parties organised in Derry and Belfast as "disappointing and disgusting".In one incident a petrol bomb was thrown at a passing police patrol near Free Derry corner during a street party.In west Belfast people celebrated on the streets by sounding their car horns and opening champagne bottles.Bell said: "The response from Sinn Féin and republicans to the death of our former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whom the IRA sought to murder, was both disappointing and disgusting."While many will differ on policy – such is the nature of the democratic process – all right thinking people will regard the carnival celebrations following Baroness Thatcher's death as deeply inappropriate. At a time of bereavement there sh
