Democratic Unionist Party
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A man with a radical new vision for policing...for the future. "It is a tricky time. The endgame is always difficult but this is the endgame. The DUP [Democratic Unionist Party] is currently saying they are not ready to move forward yet, but that potentially leaves a political vacuum,... In this article: Hugh Orde, Northern Ireland, Democratic Unionist Party, Metropolitan Police, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Longford Prize, Good Friday, and Sinn Fein |
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BBC News | 1 day ago
SF and DUP justice row continues
Peter Robinson made his comments after a meeting with the prime minister A war of words has erupted between Sinn Fein and the DUP over the devolution of policing and justice to NI. DUP leader Peter Robinson has accused Sinn Fein of...
In this article: DUP, Peter Robinson, Sinn Fein, Martin McGuinness, and Orange Order
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BBC News | 1 day ago
SF justice stance 'unacceptable'
He said his party needed the British and Irish governments to explain how they would deal with the situation. The DUP has said it did not think a date could be set before Christmas. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been at loggerheads for...
In this article: DUP, Sinn Fein, Peter Robinson, Gordon Brown, and Martin McGuinness
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BBC News | 2 days ago
SF to raise DUP stance on justice
He said his party needed the British and Irish governments to explain how they would deal with the situation. The DUP has said it did not think a date could be set before Christmas. The party's East Londonderry MP, Gregory...
In this article: DUP, Sinn Fein, Martin McGuinness, and Gordon Brown
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scotsman.com - Politics | 4 days ago
Parties unite to condemn attacks by dissident republicans
...within an hour of the attempted murder on Saturday night but which failed to explode. Arlene Foster, of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), praised police who had to open fire as they moved in to prevent the Fermanagh attack and said a...
In this article: Ulster Unionist Party, Sinn Fein, Reg Empey, Arlene Foster, Belfast, and Northern Ireland
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scotsman.com - Politics | 6 days ago
Northern Ireland leader in power-sharing vow
...of the legislative assembly, but pledged his Democratic Unionist Party would not walk away from power-sharing with Sinn Fein. Speaking at the DUP's conference on the outskirts of Belfast, he added: "I can also guarantee that, in whatever...
In this article: Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, Belfast, Best interests, London, and Scotland
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ITN Headline News - UK News | 6 days ago
DUP 'will not walk away from Assembly'
...returning to direct rule from London would consign unionists to second class citizenship, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has said. Peter Robinson said alleged Sinn Fein threats to the devolved institutions were...
In this article: Sinn Fein, Jim Allister, Peter Robinson, London, Conservative Party, Ulster Unionist, and Belfast
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BBC News | 6 days ago
DUP 'cannot guarantee assembly'
Mr Robinson said the DUP would not walk away from power sharing Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson has admitted he cannot guarantee the future of the assembly. However, the DUP leader said his party would not be walking away...
In this article: DUP, Peter Robinson, Sinn Fein, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Best interests, and London
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BBC News | 6 days ago
DUP meet for annual conference
DUP activists have gathered in County Down for the party's annual conference. The British and Irish governments will watch carefully for any hint on whether the party is prepared to move forwards with the devolution of justice. The...
In this article: DUP, Traditional Unionist Voice, Nigel Dodds, Peter Robinson, Jim Allister, and Belfast
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BBC News | November 18, 2009
DUP rejects report on Troubles
The report was written by Lord Eames and Denis Bradley The DUP has officially rejected the Eames Bradley Report on the past. The party has reaffirmed its view that there can be no moral or legal equivalence between innocent victims and...
In this article: DUP, Denis Bradley, Lord Eames, Northern Ireland, and Shaun Woodward
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BBC News | November 11, 2009
DUP - Reserve not a precondition
...exchanges between the DUP and Sinn Fein over the devolution issue. Sinn Fein have accused the DUP of raising unnecessary obstructions, while the DUP have insisted they will not be blackmailed. Mr Robinson's comments came on the same day...
In this article: DUP, Peter Robinson, Martin McGuinness, PSNI, Sinn Fein, Alliance, and Micheal Martin
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The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is the larger of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland. Founded by Ian Paisley and currently led by Peter Robinson, it is the largest party in Northern Ireland and the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The DUP has strong links to Protestant churches, particularly the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the church Ian Paisley founded, and is considered a Protestant political party. The party has a youth wing at Queen's University Belfast under the title Democratic Unionist Association (DUA) and also at the University of Ulster.
Following on from the St Andrews Agreement in October 2006, the DUP has agreed with the Irish republican party Sinn Féin to enter into power-sharing devolved government in Northern Ireland. In the aftermath of the agreement there were reports of divisions within the DUP. Many of its leading members, including Members of Parliament (MPs) Nigel Dodds, David Simpson and Gregory Campbell were claimed to be in opposition to Paisley. All the party's MPs fully signed up to the manifesto for the 2007 Assembly elections, supporting power sharing in principle. An overwhelming majority of the party executive voted in favour of restoring devolution in a meeting in March 2007; however, the DUP's sole Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Jim Allister, and seven DUP councillors later resigned from the party in opposition to its plans to share power with Sinn Féin. They founded the Traditional Unionist Voice in December 2007.
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