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Northern Ireland: DUP loses ‘petition of concern’ power, clearing the way for equal marriage
The socially conservative party previously had an effective veto on progressive reforms
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Comment: Does Labour really have a chance in Northern Ireland?
In East Belfast, poverty and lack of infrastructure mean that many are crying out for an alternative to the mainstream unionist parties
Northern Ireland: Are the unionists running scared in Mid-Ulster?
As the political circus continues to analyse to death the results of the Eastleigh by-election, in Northern Ireland the unionist unity candidate for next week’s Mid-Ulster by-election is being accused of running scared.
Alliance overtakes UUP in the polls – but what does this mean?
A poll out this weekend puts the Alliance Party ahead of the Ulster Unionists - but what does this mean for Northern Ireland and the parties involved?
Comment: Ulster’s Covenant at 100 – what does the future look like?
Paul Hagan explores the position of the UUP 100 years after the Ulster Covenant. Is there still a place for them in Northern Irish politics?
Third of UUP MLAs could leave as MEP lays into “faceless, gutless” bully boys
A third of the Ulster Unionist Party’s MLAs could leave, as a UUP MEP launches a scathing attack on the “faceless, gutless” individuals briefing against him.