David Thompson

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

Organisers of a trans event to be held in Stormont later this month have urged attendees to use whichever toilets "they feel best aligns with their gender identity and/or expression". The Northern Ireland ​Assembly has been urged to “follow the law” as the organisers of an upcoming trans protest event at Stormont tell supporters to use whichever toilets they “feel best aligns” with their gender.

1 week ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

​Employers in Northern Ireland have obligations under health and safety legislation to provide, where possible, separate toilet facilities for men and women, the Equality Commission has said. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting...

2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

TUV MP Jim Allister has hit out at the UK Internal Market scheme. ​The imposition of new rules on sending parcels from Great Britain to Northern Ireland means the “noose” of the Irish Sea border has tightened even further on local businesses, Jim Allister says. Thank you for signing up!Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Belfast News Letter, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

Published 30th Apr 2025, 13:00 BSTSinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald has opposed a 'half a million euro' housing tsar in the Republic - but backed a £1m climate tsar commissioner in Northern Ireland, as MLAs plan to outsource responsibility for scrutinising the ambitious climate targets they set themselves.

2 weeks ago | newsletter.co.uk | David Thompson

Paula Bradshaw chairs Stormont's Executive Office committee, which is conducting an inquiry into "gaps" in equality legislation. ​The Alliance MLA leading a Stormont inquiry into the future of equality legislation in Northern Ireland has faced criticism for suggesting courts could “clarify” any new law “once it is produced”.