DUP split personality is something to beholdUlster Unionist MLA for South Antrim Danny Kinahan has said that the DUP should stop crowing about unionist unity given their recent criticism of the UUP.
DUP have chosen to discount UUP concerns and vote with their partners SFUlster Unionist Party deputy leader Danny Kennedy has said that attempts to scaremonger over the UUP exercising their democratic rights were ';a manufactured storm in a teacup';.
Policing and Justice comments 'alarmist'Ulster Unionist MLA David McNarry has described comments by the DUP and SF as 'alarmist' in relation to policing and justice.
Farming Community need and deserve effective Farm Modernisation deliveryTom Elliott, has said that the delivery of tranche 2 of the Farm Modernisation scheme must be ';based on consultation, well informed and effective in terms of delivery if it is to truly help the rural community move forward.';
Working For Good Government And Accountability
Ulster Unionist Party leader Sir Reg Empey MLA, speaking during the Assembly debate on policing and justice, said that the UUP remains determined "to make Stormont work for all the people of Northern Ireland - unionists, nationalists, all of us".
Calling the day's proceedings "the normal procedures of parliamentary democracy", Sir Reg said that the UUP was entitled to its point of view.
"Those of us who find ourselves, in good conscience, unable to support the motion, believe that the conditions are not yet right. We are doing what we were sent to this House to do - we are exercising our judgment.
"We are seeking to serve the best interests of all the people of Northern Ireland.
"I am immensely proud of the sacrifices my party has made for the cause of peace. Our determination to make Stormont work for all the people of Northern Ireland - unionists, nationalists, all of us - continues. Our whole-hearted support for the brave men and women of the PSNI continues unabated.
"Before, during and after the Hillsborough process, my Party declared that we would judge things on the basis of three fundamental principles.
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Members of the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly group show their support for the British Heart Foundation's National Heart Month, and call for a community effort on February 26 - Wear Red Day - to promote awareness of heart and circulatory disease.
Clip courtesy of www.fermanagh.tv
