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ENG: The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party (OUP) or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Before the split in Unionism in the late 1960s, when the former Protestant Unionist Party began to attract more hard line support away from the UUP, it governed Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972 as the sole Unionist party. It continued to be supported by most unionist voters throughout the period known as the Troubles.
The UUP has lost support among Northern Ireland's unionist and Protestant community to the more 'hardline' Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in successive elections at all levels of government since 1999. The party is currently ...
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Lord Empey to stand down from Northern Ireland Assembly
The Ulster Unionist Party said the decision followed its former leader's elevation to the House of Lords.It said it was "consistent with his spearheading of the policy of an end to double-jobbing".Lord Empey resigned as UUP leader last year after five years in the role.The current UUP leader, Tom Elliott, paid tribute to Lord Empey and said: "Few have given so much, over such an extended period"."He gave great service to the people of Pottinger on Belfast City Council for 25 years," he said."He represented the people of East Belfast in the Stormont Assembly for 13 years and indeed I very much ...
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Campbell raises conduct of UUP councillors with Tory leader
ALLIANCE councillor Tom Campbell has written to Conservative Party leader David Cameron to complain about the conduct of UUP representatives on Newtownabbey Council. Following on from his complaint to the Equality Commission about the carve-up of senior council positions between the DUP and UUP at this year's AGM, councillor Campbell has now raised his concerns with Mr Cameron, whose party is linked with the Ulster Unionists. In his letter to the Tory leader, Mr Campbell accuses local UUP councillors of being party to political and religious discrimination, claiming that their actions ...
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Could Tory pact hasten end of UUP at the next election?
Monday, 19 January 2009 My question last week — do we really need two unionist parties now? — provoked quite a reaction. A debate was opened and that, in itself, is important. The responses from the Democratic Unionists and Ulster Unionists were clear. The DUP's dominance means it has less to lose in any merger. Upper Bann MP David Simpson said that UU leader, Sir Reg Empey “cannot afford to blithely dismiss the growing demand for closer co-operation within the unionist family”. However, Sir Reg had a very different response. He said “the vitriol created within ...
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Elliott questions sharp rise in amount of compensation being paid out to prison inmates Following news that a prisoner in Maghaberry Prison received compensation for sunburn after he took part in a rooftop protest, Ulster Unionist Justice spokesperson Tom Elliott MLA has hit out at the rising amount of compensation being paid out to inmates in Northern Ireland. “I am deeply concerned to learn that the level of compensation being paid out to prison inmates in Northern Ireland has risen so sharply over the last number of years. In 2010/2011 £102,738 was paid out in compensation, this is almost double the amount of many of the years previous.’ “It is clear to me that the process by which compensation to prisoners is awarded needs to be reviewed. Given that public confidence will have taken a blow after the recent headlines involving compensation to prisoners, it is important that the process is as transparent and efficient as possible.’ "Prisoners are in prison as punishment for their wrong doing, there should be a process that ensures they cannot cla |
Elliott seeks assurance as to who will develop and decide on the description to be used in the Maze Conflict Resolution Centre Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott has sought clarification as to just who will develop and decide on the description of history be used in the Maze Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre. The Fermanagh & South Tyrone representative said: “I tabled a Stormont Question asking the First and deputy First Ministers just who will develop and decide on the description of history to be used in relation to the Peace Building and Conflict Resolution at the Maze site. Their response stated that Plans for the work strands of the Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre have not yet been determined but also said that that “there will be extensive engagement with stakeholder groups to ensure that the work and content of the centre is approached sensitively.” This is obviously essential, because there a great many people who fear that the choice of the former Maze Prison as the location of this facility means that there is a very real danger that it will become a s |
Kinahan warns of teachers becoming overloaded under SEN review Ulster Unionist Vice-Chair of the Education Committee, Danny Kinahan MLA has expressed his concern that already overloaded teachers will have further duties forced on them in light of the review by the Department of Education into Special Education Needs (SEN). Danny said: “Firstly there are positives from the SEN review. I welcome the fact that the Minister has referred to him being “in conversation” with relevant stakeholders. This is promising as I know that in the past a major cause of frustration was the lack of engagement by the Department of Education.’ “However, there does need to be an improved understanding of all the health and care matters involved with Special Educational Needs. Many children who have SEN go through the system without ever being assessed, something which then has a detrimental effect on their adult lives. Indeed, I have visited a school which had thirty children with SEN who they were unable to assess under current constraints.’ |
Kinahan calls for complete review of the schools inspection process Danny Kinahan MLA, Ulster Unionist Vice-Chair of the Education Committee has called upon the Education Minister and the Department to carry out a complete review the inspection process. Danny said: “Today's press release from the Education and Training Inspectorate of the Department of Education informing us that they have written to the schools whose teacher unions are on strike over inspections shows how clumsy and out of touch the Department is with teachers.’ “While I accept that there are concerns that a partial inspection does not properly inform parents of what areas a school may be failing in, the Department has shown that they are not considering the reasons as to why teacher unions began striking in the first place.’ “The current inspection system is clumsy, impersonal and is being used as a blunt weapon by the Department, placing an unbelievable level of stress on teachers. There is no appeal process and no system of discussing the outcomes of the inspecti |
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