NI affairs committee
Jamie Bryson subjected to 'persistent silencing', DUP MP says
Carla Lockhart said it was disappointing more MPs had not attended the evidence session.
Brian Feeney: 'Not for a long time has British government bias been so public'
Outrage last week that the chair of the Commons NI Affairs Committee (whose name you don’t even know) met loyalist leaders to talk about the Protocol.
Editorial: UDA and UVF shouldn't be involved in discussions on Windsor Framework and power-sharing
There will be some alarm that leading figures from the UDA and UVF are being presented as benign grassroots community leaders whose views deserve to be sought out on wider political developments.
Newton Emerson: Raising student fees is the only practical solution
The cap on student numbers is a “handbrake” on our economy, Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has declared.
NI Affairs Committee to examine effectiveness of Stormont institutions
THE effectiveness of the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement is to be examined by a Westminster committee to coincide with the accord's 25th anniversary next year.
NI minority communities ‘overlooked’ by policy makers, report finds
MINORITY communities "feel overlooked" amid the desire to balance the demands of "green/orange discourse" in Northern Ireland, a new report has found.
Westminster committee to examine effectiveness of north's investment strategies
THE potential to create jobs and boost economic growth in Northern Ireland through British government investment strategies is to be examined by a group of MPs.
Widespread concern at LCC warning that violence is 'not off the table'
A WARNING from a representative of a loyalist umbrella group that the use of violence to oppose the Northern Ireland protocol is not "off the table" has sparked both widespread dismay and concern.
UK-EU deal allays MPs' fears over cross-border security co-operation
THE DEAL signed by the EU and British government in December has allayed fears about cross-border security cooperation and post-Brexit policing, according to a Westminster committee.
Demand for fast action to ensure north's businesses get unfettered access to Britain
THE BRITISH government has been urged to replace its "sloganeering ad campaigns" with a genuine effort to ensure the north's businesses enjoy frictionless trade across the Irish Sea from the start of 2021.