DUP leader remains confident of winning Stormont election despite opinion poll The latest Lucidtalk poll puts 26% of support for Sinn Fein, ahead of 20% for the DUP. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
Uncertainty hangs over Stormont’s future as NI prepares to go to the polls Sinn Fein and the DUP look set to battle it out to be Northern Ireland’s largest party at the May 5 election. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022
DUP not using scare tactics in election campaign over border poll, says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said people want the Stormont institutions to work - but they need to be reformed Belfast Live · Apr 28, 2022
DUP not using scare tactics in election campaign over border poll: Donaldson The DUP launched its election manifesto at a factory in Co Armagh. The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
UK must act unilaterally if N.Ireland protocol not replaced quickly - DUP leader Britain must act to unilaterally overrule parts of the Northern Ireland protocol if talks on overhauling post-Brexit trading arrangements are not rapidly completed, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) told Reuters on Thursday. Reuters · Apr 28, 2022
Take the ideology out of NI Protocol negotiations – Murphy Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister also urged the restoration of the Stormont Executive. The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022
Sinn Fein ‘striking balance between unity push and bread-and-butter issues’ Party president Mary Lou McDonald joined colleagues to launch Sinn Fein’s Assembly election manifesto in Belfast. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
The march of time: unionism braced for an election that could put Sinn Féin in power Protest parades ahead of the May elections have a less triumphalist feel as voters appear more concerned with cost of living crisis The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022
Unionists urged to ‘vote in strength’ as a voice of opposition to NI Protocol TUV leader Jim Allister made the call with less than two weeks until the Stormont Assembly election. The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022
'Unionists must unite over protocol' says Donaldson at rally The DUP Leader has stressed the importance of unionists working together Belfast Live · Apr 21, 2022
Unionists must unite to oppose NI Protocol, says Donaldson The DUP leader was addressing a rally in Castlederg. The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022
Lagan Valley Assembly election 2022 - Constituency candidates as Jeffrey Donaldson seeks return to Stormont A look at what to expect from the constituency in the upcoming Northern Ireland Assembly election Belfast Live · Apr 19, 2022
Election is a battle for Northern Ireland claims DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson Sir Jeffrey Donaldson again claimed a Sinn Fein victory would help it deliver a referendum on Irish unity Belfast Live · Apr 17, 2022
Brendan Hughes: A review of Stormont parties' Assembly election broadcasts Parties have become better over the years with these broadcasts, but some are more successful than others Belfast Live · Apr 16, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022 SDLP candidate ’emboldened to continue’ after attack in Belfast park Police are investigating an attack on Elsie Trainor in Ormeau Park on Monday evening as a hate crime.
Wales Online · Apr 13, 2022 Boris Johnson lockdown breach 'deeply offensive' at time when people made sacrifices, says MP Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was one of a number of MPs calling for Boris Johnson to resign as Prime Minister following the Partygate fines
Belfast Live · Apr 11, 2022 UUP's Doug Beattie facing ballot paper confusion due to election candidate with same surname It could lead to problems at the ballot box on May 5
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022 Doug Beattie disappointed that ‘traitor’ remarks at rally were not challenged An election poster of the UUP leader with a noose around his neck was left outside the meeting which protested against the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Belfast Live · Apr 11, 2022 US pastor Rusty Thomas at anti-Protocol rally previously claimed feminism brings 'curse of God' He was among the speakers at an anti-Protocol rally alongside DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and TUV leader Jim Allister
Belfast Live · Apr 9, 2022 Doug Beattie condemns “mindless idiots” who put noose around neck on election poster "I will neither be bullied nor intimidated nor distracted from the path that I believe is the right path for the people of Northern Ireland"
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2022 Beattie slams ‘mindless idiots’ who placed noose on election poster The poster of the UUP leader was removed from a bench outside a rally against the NI Protocol in Lurgan on Friday evening.
Belfast Live · Apr 9, 2022 Lurgan anti-Protocol rally told there is "unwavering support" for unified unionist opposition Doug Beattie election poster with section of rope at his neck removed as "entirely inappropriate"
The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022 ‘Unwavering support’ for unionist leaders opposing protocol – Jeffrey Donaldson The DUP leader was speaking at the latest rally against the post-Brexit arrangements, which took place in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022 Cost-of-living crisis main focus for Stormont election, Sinn Fein leader says The DUP has said a Sinn Fein victory in next month’s Assembly election would lead to years of disputes over the calling of a border poll.
Belfast Live · Apr 2, 2022 Brendan Hughes: Unionist unity on Brexit NI Protocol was only ever publicity stunt deep Any remaining semblance of a shared stance fell away with the UUP pulling out of anti-Protocol rallies