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DUP - Democratic Unionist Party - The Party for Northern Ireland.

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. @NigelDoddsDUP The leader of the Opposition, who supported a terrorist organisation that murdered judges, talks about respect for the rule of law. It should have been respected during the Troubles in Northern Ireland as well.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "Why do we need another two weeks? What's going to happen in another two weeks that couldn't have happened up to now?"
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"We will be voting against the Withdrawal Agreement because our concerns remain We will continue to do what we can to get the best deal for Northern Ireland." @NigelDoddsDUP Show your support - visit
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North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has asked the BBC Director General to explain why the BBC Breakfast presenters removed their poppies this morning.
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DUP statement "The Prime Minister’s lamentable handling of the negotiations with the EU means she has failed to deliver a sensible Brexit deal that works for all parts of the UK." 👉 Full statement & get involved @
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. @DianeDoddsMEP is NI's first candidate in the European Election. Register a message with London & Bussels that we must leave the European Union, and leave as one nation.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP When they were faced with the unpalatable choice of a no deal, the EU backed down. Will the Prime Minister learn the lesson of that?
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Northern Ireland is not the EU's bargaining chip - @DianeDoddsMEP
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2 years
Ian Paisley MP says it's a "disgrace" that some Members of Parliament are using Northern Ireland as a "pawn to thinly veil attacks on the Government," and that it is the EU, not the UK, that is in breach of its international obligations.
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👇🏻 “The Democratic Unionist Party will be unable to support these proposals in Parliament.”
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. @NigelDoddsDUP - #PMQs The December Joint Report agreed that NI would have the final say on any divergence from the UK Single Market. Did the PM push the delete button?
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4 years
. @J_Donaldson_MP "...I do not accept the contention that this Bill threatens the peace process. Prosperity is essential to building peace in Northern Ireland - the current arrangements as proposed by the EU, threaten the prosperity of Northern Ireland."
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Our message couldn’t be clearer on the backstop and the Withdrawal Agreement. 📖READ @DUPleader piece in today’s Belfast Telegraph:
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DUP has always stood with those who defended this country against terrorism. We stand with our veterans - so should the MoD.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "Does the PM think that the machinations of some of her Ministers & the proposals she has announced today will make European leaders more likely to concede what is necessary or will they just sit back & wait?"
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2 years
Honoured to represent Northern Ireland at the Accession Council in St James’s Palace. God Save The King #GodSaveTheKing
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5 years
The backstop has always been the problem. The backstop remains the problem. Use the time constructively to deal with the problem.
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5 years
🎬 @NigelDoddsDUP We want a deal, but taking no deal off the table is exactly what will ensure that the EU holds out and gives absolutely nothing in any future negotiations.
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5 years
Thank you to everyone who voted DUP last Thursday. @DianeDoddsMEP is the first MEP elected in Northern Ireland!
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4 years
At 0811 a graphic was used by @BBCBreakfast wrongly representing NI with an RoI flag. North Antrim MP Ian Paisley emailed the Director General & demanded an immediate apology. The apology (below) at 0858 is welcome but disgraceful that it had to be highlighted.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP NI to GB trade is worth £14bn/yr. NI to EU trade is worth £4.8bn. This deal will adversely affect the most important trade to Northern Ireland.
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5 years
"Back in December 2017 we warned about the dangers of the backstop. We cannot sign up to something that would damange the Union"
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2 years
Enough is enough. 👇🏻
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In this EU election send a message to London and Brussels that we want the referendum result implemented and the Union strengthened. VOTE 🗳 Dodds 1
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "We will not accept any deal which poses a long term risk to the constitutional and economic integrity of the United Kingdom."
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✅ We want to take back control of our borders, our laws and our money. ✅ We want Northern Ireland to leave the EU with the rest of the United Kingdom. ✅ Send a message to London and Brussels on 23rd May by voting DODDS 1. @DianeDoddsMEP
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5 years
If the Prime Minister's deal remains the same then the problem remains the same. The backstop is the problem - it divides the United Kingdom. Defend the Union, Deliver Brexit.
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Sammy Wilson @eastantrimmp has challenged the Government's attempt to stifle debate on the NI Protocol by removing members from the Committee if they were likely to be too critical and ask too many questions about the legislation.
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We have called for pictures of Her Majesty The Queen to be put back up in Stormont House. @GRobinsonDUP spoke to the BBC at lunchtime.
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DUP MPs today have been clear that we would restore the Assembly & Executive immediately and without precondition. Only one party is putting their political prejudices in the way of progress in NI.
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We are not going to apologise for delivering an extra £1billion for the people of NI because of our C&S agreement. This is extra money for: 👩🏻‍🎓👨🏻‍🎓Education 🏥Health system 🖥 Broadband 🚘Roads and infrastructure
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6 years
. @NigelDoddsDUP "one of the good things that came out of yesterday - from all sides there is now an agreement that the UK stands together
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- Weariness in this House should not be an excuse for weakness on Brexit or on the Union. @NigelDoddsDUP
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6 years
Statement by DUP Deputy Leader @NigelDoddsDUP - "Salzburg represents more evidence of the unreasonable and inflexible approach of the EU to negotiations. The U.K. government must demonstrate a resolute determination not to be bullied."
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. @eastantrimmp asks the Prime Minister to explain, “how Northern Ireland can remain a full part of the United Kingdom if people coming from the rest of the UK into Northern Ireland have to pass through a border control post?”.
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Congratulations to @NigelDoddsDUP who was introduced into the House of Lords today, with his full title, Lord Dodds of Duncairn. We're very pleased for him!
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"We want to see Stormont up and running on solid foundations. That must mean respect for Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom and our ability to trade with the rest of our own country. That's all we're asking for." @J_Donaldson_MP
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. @DUPleader “We will not burden future generations with a deal which diminishes Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom.”
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A member "thrown off" the Committee outlines what happened.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP We are focused on delivering extra funding for our hosptials, schools, police and working with the Government to get a good deal as we leave the European Union. We will not support efforts in Parliament that would take away the Government's negotiating leverage.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "I would like to see as many people take an interest in Northern Ireland affairs when we are debating other issues...."
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Congratulations to @ArleneFosterUK as she took her seat in the House of Lords today, accompanied by @NigelDoddsDUP
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. @NigelDoddsDUP responding to the Prime Minister's speech today. "The PM will have a job persuading unionists that a backstop in an international binding treaty can be somehow mitigated through domestic legislation."
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The ongoing application fo EU law... inhibiting our ability to trade with the rest of the United Kingdom - that's what we need the Government to address and resolve. @J_Donaldson_MP
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Party somersaults on the election of a Speaker: In 2019: Alliance Party - didnt turn up to "pointless talking shop" Sinn Fein - didn't turn up and blocked appointment. SDLP - said a Speaker without Executive "undermined the Good Friday Agreement"
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Read @NigelDoddsDUP statement in full:
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BREAKING: @NigelDoddsDUP says “no fundamental change to Withdrawal Agreement” |
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On Ulster Day 2021 unionism stands united in opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "The United Kingdom must leave the EU together, with no part hived off either with Single Market or Custom Union differences."
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. @NigelDoddsDUP - the Chancellor has rightly said that the backstop is bad for the Union, bad for the economy. Which parts does the Prime Minister see are bad for the Union?
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. @DianeDoddsMEP - Mr Tusk wants to "facilitate UK ratification without re-opening the deal", Mr Juncker is ready to "offer clarifications". To believe this will succeed in the House of Commons is indeed magical thinking.
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📹 @NigelDoddsDUP - The legal advice makes it clear: ❌ NI remains in the EU Customs Union and Commission & ECJ continue to have jurisdiction over compliance. ❌ NI would treat Great Britain as a 'third country'. ❓How can he possibly recommend this deal?
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6 years
‘EU spin on offer suggested NI would have best of both worlds. That was a lie. We would not’
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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺. @J_Donaldson_MP
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“Sinn Fein may have a list of demands about the Irish language which they need to satisfy a section of their support base but I have a growing list of demands from all over the country from people who want to see progress in their schools, roads and hospitals.” @DUPleader
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We want to work with the Prime Minister to: Strengthen the Union 🇬🇧 Get Brexit delivered ✅ Restore devolution in NI 🤝
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. @NigelDoddsDUP The choice is now clear. We stand up for the integrity of the United Kingdom or vote for a vassal state. 🎥WATCH in full -
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The EU are still prepared to create a hard border for vaccines to help people get through a pandemic. It's quite clear that the idea the NI Protocol is necessary to avoid a hard border is exposed as a monumental falsehood. @NigelDoddsDUP
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. @eastantrimmp "The backstop is unnecessary and damaging. The EU have been clear that the backstop is designed to keep Northern Ireland within the Customs Union territory of the EU."
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. @DianeForsytheNI has called on the Secretary of State to explain why he can give a blank cheque for Casement Park but is telling NI taxpayers they need to fork out more on taxes to pay for core services like schools, hospitals and childcare.
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. @NigelDoddsDUP "People are frustrated that in a no deal there will be no hard border, but there is insistence upon a backstop which could bring about the conditions they say they wish to avoid."
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Whilst they can delete statements from their websites and try to expunge the record, the facts remain, they mocked our calls for change, ignored the problems and instead called for a bad deal to be made, in effect, a worse one. Gregory Campbell MP
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Whilst representing real progress the “brake” does not deal with the fundamental issue which is the imposition of EU law by the Protocol. @J_Donaldson_MP
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. @J_Donaldson_MP "We'll look at practical arrangements. What we will not do is to create a border within the United Kingdom."
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Judge rules flying Union flag at government buildings in Northern Ireland not discriminatory "It is not discriminatory. It simply reflects the constitutional position of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom."
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There are just under 5 hours until polls close. Vote #Dodds1 - send a message to London and Brussels - Reject the backstop.
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Nigel Dodds to PM: “Talk to us again about what can be done at this late stage to ensure we join in this great quest together to get Brexit done, but as one United Kingdom.” @NigelDoddsDUP @DUPleader
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. @NigelDoddsDUP says the fact that the Protocol prevents Assembly Members and MPs from stopping the EU proposal to use animal product in livestock feed from becoming law in NI, is an "outrageous abuse of the sovereignty of Parliament and taking back control."
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Ian Paisley MP speaking at Parliament's debate on human rights in Hong Kong, says that "Our nation must speak out."
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📹Watch: @NigelDoddsDUP at #PMQs “Can we be assured that the PM will continue to focus on getting those legally binding changes and hopefully during any future negotiations she will not be undermined in the way she has been so far.”
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1/2 1st November 2018 letter from Arlene Foster @DUPleader & Nigel @NigelDoddsDUP to the Prime Minister. "Unlike the previous political declarations, the scope for delay, fudge or obscurantist language has passed. This is now a time for clarity and plain speaking."
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Sinn Fein may want to keep a foot in the past whilst telling innocent victims to keep their “eyes towards the future” but if republicans are going to eulogise psychopathic killers then they can expect to be held to account.
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The DUP will immediately withdraw from Strand 2 North-South structures.
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Gregory Campbell speaking during today's debate on the Withdrawal Agreement.
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The restoration of devolved government is only made sustainable when the Protocol is replaced by arrangements that restore Northern Ireland’s constitutional and economic place within the United Kingdom @J_Donaldson_MP
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. @NigelDoddsDUP congratulates the new Prime Minister @BorisJohnson welcoming his optimism going forward, along with our shared vision to strengthen the Union.
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. @DUPleader "We will take decisions based on what is best for everyone in Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom."
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. @NigelDoddsDUP - Sec of State telling everyone the Withdrawal Agreement is a wonderful deal. On the other hand the Prime Minister is saying that no-one wants it. How does she explain the utter contradiction in her argument.
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📹 @NigelDoddsDUP "Yesterday, Simon Coveney ruled out legally binding language even outside the Withdrawal Agreement. Does he accept that some rhetoric coming from the Irish gov't & others is bringing about the very thing they say they want to avoid - the possibility of no deal?
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"The genie really is now out of the bottle. The Northern Ireland Protocol is not fit for purpose." @J_Donaldson_MP
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Reject Barnier's blackmail - reject the backstop. Vote #Dodds1
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Statement by Rt. Hon. Arlene Foster MLA via @duponline
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"It is entirely possible to condemn the violence and still be frustrated at the annexing of Northern Ireland through the Protocol." @Joanne_Bunting
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We wish everyone a Happy Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻 READ: @DUPleader Arlene Foster’s Christmas message here -
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. @DUPleader "The Prime Minister has promised to get legally binding changes. The reaction by the EU is unsurprising. They are doing what they always do. The key question is whether the PM will stand up to them or whether she will roll over as has happened previously.
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