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What the 'Christmas Truce' can teach us 23rd December 2013 Next year sees the 100 th anniversary of the ‘Christmas Truce’. Over the 24 th and 25 th of December 2014, British and German troops famously climbed out of... Opinions
McBride welcomes zero hours consultation 20th December 2013 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Brian McBride, has welcomed the government’s consultation into ‘zero hours contracts’. Local News
Business red tape review took too long to set up 20th December 2013 A review into red tape encountered by businesses is ‘seriously overdue’, according to NI Conservatives’ economy spokesman, Johnny Andrews. Local News
Executive should spell out the true cost of welfare - Brotherston 18th December 2013 The Stormont Executive should specify which public services it intends to cut, when it breaks ‘parity’ with the welfare system in the rest of the UK, next month... Local News
Council 'opt outs' on flags 'pointless' 17th December 2013 The NI Conservatives’ co-chair has described any suggestion that councils could ‘opt out’ of protocols around flags as ‘pretty pointless’. Trevor Ringland was... Local News
Deplorable attack targetting whole community 16th December 2013 The explosion in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast on Friday evening was ‘a deplorable attack which targeted the whole community’, according to NI Conservatives’... Local News
Wage gap between public and private sectors must be addressed 13th December 2013 The gap between public sector and private sector wages is “damaging the economy in Northern Ireland”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston... Local News
Sinn Féin 'missing the point' on Mandela - Ringland 11th December 2013 Sinn Féin representatives are “trying to hijack the memory of Nelson Mandela”, while “completely missing the point” of the story of his life, according to NI... Local News
Tory led government gives older people the best possible deal - McBride 10th December 2013 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Brian McBride, has “set the record straight” about universal benefits for older people, after Age Sector Platform launched a... Local News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
