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The Latest Breaking News from UUP

Tributes after former UUP MLA Samuel Gardiner dies aged 82

"He was a man of conviction, a man of passion and a man of dedicated service"

Belfast Live

DUP proposal to have new townland signs erected fails due to costs concerns

The failed motion involved creating a policy for making signs across Ards and North Down

Belfast Live

Former UUP MLA Rosemary Barton tipped to replace retiring councillor in Co Tyrone

It follows a number of other former MLAs being co-opted to councils since May's Assembly election

Belfast Live

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Northern Ireland Secretary to hold talks with Stormont party leaders

Chris Heaton-Harris is to meet Sinn Fein, the DUP, Alliance and the UUP on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland set for snap election after Stormont fails to elect speaker

DUP blocks attempt to restore government, citing mandate to boycott assembly over post-Brexit border

The Guardian - UK

Stormont fails to elect new speaker as election deadline looms

MLAs were recalled for a special sitting on Thursday

Belfast Live

Just one MLA reimburses Stormont for cost of travelling to Queen's lying in state

A total of 17 MLAs were granted special access which meant they did not have to join the miles-long queue faced by members of the public

Belfast Live

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Ards North Down Council looks at stopping funding to "political" sports organisations

Alliance states a TUV motion could be seen "to target one group"

Belfast Live

December Northern Ireland Assembly election to cost £6.5m

The Secretary of State has insisted he will call an election if Stormont power-sharing is not restored by midnight on October 28

Belfast Live

Stormont Covid-19 powers to be extended by further six months in Northern Ireland

DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said his party's ministers will be writing to Mr Swann to oppose the planned extension

Belfast Live

Alliance's Naomi Long 'won't claim expenses' for trip to see Queen lying in state

The Justice Minister and her husband Michael appeared to bypass the miles-long queue to view the coffin inside Westminster Hall

Belfast Live

UUP leader Doug Beattie reacts to Arlene Foster's remarks on Sinn Fein meeting King Charles

He was reacting after Dame Arlene hit out at the "intense" coverage of Sinn Féin meeting the King during his visit to Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

Queen’s courage hailed as MLAs pay tribute to ‘greatest-ever monarch’

Unionist and nationalist political leaders paid tribute to the late monarch in a special sitting of the Stormont Assembly.

The Independent UK

Tragic Tyrone dad killed in motorway crash on way to see newborn son in hospital

Phillip Rainey, 21, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, passed away on Wednesday following a single-car collision on the M1 motorway near Dungannon

Irish Mirror

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Evening Standard

UUP leader warns of ‘bleak outlook’ even with return of proper Executive

UUP Leader, Doug Beattie warned of a “bleak outlook” this winter, even if the return of a fully functioning Stormont Executive is agreed. Northern Ireland’s political leaders met with the head of the region’s civil service Jayne Brady at Stormont Castle.The DUP has blocked the formation of a new Executive…

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein's wage bill in Northern Ireland 'averages at more than £53,000 per full-time role'

The equivalent of 15 full-time staff were on the payroll including their seven MPs, according to the party's accounts

Belfast Live

TUV attempts to block bid for hosting of international Irish Trad festival

A proposal to snub the festival at Ards and North Down Council fails to win support

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Party transfers offer quick boost but whole season still to play for

While defections can give parties the short-term hit of a positive headline, they do not mean all will be rosy in the long run

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Belfast Live

Two ex-MLAs still paid for senior Stormont roles while Assembly not functioning

Stormont has been in limbo since February when the DUP withdrew its First Minister from the Executive in protest over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol

The Independent UK

Latest attempt to restore Stormont powersharing ends in failure

The DUP again blocked the election of an Assembly speaker in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Belfast Live

Stormont recall will not achieve anything, UUP MLA says

Matthew O’Toole says it's “outrageously cruel” for Assembly not to be functioning in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

No point in Assembly recall while protocol differences remain – Nesbitt

The Stormont Assembly will meet on Wednesday in a third bid to nominate a speaker after more than 30 MLAs signed an SDLP recall petition.

The Independent UK

Reconvened Stormont Assembly pays tribute to peace deal architect Lord Trimble

MLAs hailed the legacy of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning politician who died last week.

The Guardian - UK

David Trimble funeral unites politicians from across spectrum

Service for former first minister brings together Northern Irish, British and Irish leaders

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: David Trimble did the heavy lifting but others reaped the benefits

While Stormont has faltered, relative peace envisioned by the Good Friday Agreement has endured

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