Fermanagh and South Tyrone - Ulster Unionist Party

26/06/2026

𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁

Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader and Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA Diana Armstrong has praised the hard work of Northern Ireland’s farmers, who spent one of the toughest weeks of the year racing to get the silage in during one of the hottest spells the country has seen.

Diana Armstrong MLA said:

“This past week was probably the hardest of the whole farming year, and right across the country you simply couldn’t miss it. It didn’t matter where you were, you could hear the harvesters, the tractors and the balers, the roar of engines going all day long and well into the long nights.

“It was a week full of anxiety, with everyone working against the clock to get the grass in before the weather turns. Long hours, crushing heat, and very little rest. But our farmers wouldn’t have it any other way, because they love what they do. It is the work they were raised to, and it is in their blood.

“There will be no trade union out on protest for our farmers. No complaints over the minimum wage, no demands for better working conditions. They simply get on with the job, quietly and without fanfare.

“But they do need our support. This will be a year of squeezed incomes and added pressure for farm families, in an industry already weighed down with red tape and bureaucracy at every turn.

“We would all do well to remember that it is weeks like this that put food on our tables and stack the shelves we so often take for granted. The abundance we enjoy does not happen by accident. It is earned, in the heat and the long days, by the men and women who work our land.

“Northern Ireland’s farmers deserve a better deal, and I will keep making that case at Stormont.”

24/06/2026

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀

See the Ministers response to our question around adoption issues at Aghagay Meadows.

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Fermanagh and South Tyrone - Ulster Unionist Party

22/06/2026

✍Statement by Jon Burrows MLA, Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party on Donaldson guilty verdict.

19/06/2026

19/06/2026

£𝟭𝟴𝟭.𝟯 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞

£𝟭𝟴𝟭.𝟯 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞

New figures uncovered by Dr Steve Aiken OBE MLA reveal that the Sinn Féin Minister for Infrastructure has returned £181.3 million in capital funding for flagship projects to the Department of Finance over the last two years.

Responding to the figures, Dr Steve Aiken said:

"The response from Sinn Féin's Minister for Infrastructure that her department has returned £181.3 million just shows how dysfunctional her party is in government. £181 million sent back over two years while NI Water is a mess and the roads have more holes in them than a Swiss cheese. When people go to the polls next year, remember that even when they are given the money, they can't even spend it. Everyone in Northern Ireland deserves better."

17/06/2026

𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝘀' 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗢𝗗-𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻

Ulster Unionist MP Robin Swann has said yesterday’s resignation speech by former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has confirmed long-standing claims that a difficult relationship between the Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office lies behind repeated delays to the Troubles Bill.

Robin Swann MP said:

“It has long been recognised that the fracturous relationship between the Ministry of Defence and the Northern Ireland Office was what had delayed and stalled the Troubles Bill. Al Cairns’ comments yesterday has put that firmly on the record.

“Unfortunately the record, and previous comments from the new Defence Ministerial team, would have me questioning if their opposition to the persecution of veterans and lack of support of victims will be as resolute.”

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

Ulster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA has labelled a Fine Gael plan to develop a blueprint for a unified island as a pet project and says any constitutional change rests solely with the people of Northern Ireland.

Jon Burrows MLA commented:

“Northern Ireland is an integral part of the United Kingdom, and it is increasingly clear that many who aspire to a united Ireland are frustrated that support for constitutional change is no closer today than it was at the time of the Belfast Agreement.

“The constitutional future of Northern Ireland rests solely with the people who live here. I am confident in the case for the Union - a Union that strengthens our economic security, underpins our national security, and has helped secure the most peaceful and prosperous period in our history.

“Today, terrorism is at an historic low, people are free to identify as British, Irish or both, and citizens move across these islands without restriction. Most people are not preoccupied with constitutional upheaval; they are focused on improving public services, growing the economy, creating opportunity and making Northern Ireland the best possible place to live and raise a family.

“Simon Harris is entitled to produce whatever “blueprint” he wishes for Irish unity, but it is entirely reasonable to ask whether this is truly what was envisaged when the 1998 Belfast Agreement was signed - particularly when the Irish State amended its constitution and repealed Articles 2 and 3, removing its territorial claim over Northern Ireland.

“There is also a growing disconnect between sections of the political class and ordinary people. Recent polling in the Republic of Ireland showed that Irish unity barely registered as a public priority. At a time of significant pressures on healthcare, housing, infrastructure and the cost of living, politicians should focus on the real and immediate concerns of the people they serve rather than pursuing constitutional pet projects.

“My focus remains firmly on making Northern Ireland work better, strengthening our place within the United Kingdom, and unlocking the enormous potential of this part of our country.”