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Good morning John

Last Saturday we gathered for our Party Conference at La Mon. The energy, enthusiasm, and support from delegates and exhibitors made it one of our best conferences in recent years. The speeches and conversations in the hall, and at the stands, reflected a party united, confident, and determined to keep delivering for the people we represent.

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At conference we made it clear that devolution matters and why we choose Stormont, not Starmer, to make decisions here. But devolution must not just exist for its own sake – it must deliver.

This week we saw again what delivery looks like, with DUP Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launching the £4 million Community Infrastructure Fund ([link removed]) in Pomeroy on Thursday evening. This investment will support vital improvements to community facilities such as church halls, Orange halls and other spaces that bring people together and sustain community life. That is devolution delivering in action. This is DUP delivery.

But this week also underlined the difficulties of mandatory coalition. Sharing an Executive with parties who hold very different views will always be challenging, and never more so than when it comes to dealing with our past. On Tuesday, our Assembly team brought forward a debate on legacy. Sadly, Alliance chose to side with Sinn Fein in voting to remove the word innocent when speaking about victims. Naomi Long then went on the media to defend the indefensible - suggesting that terrorists, the victim makers, could themselves be considered victims.

That is simply wrong. It is a painful insult to the families who wake every day without their loved ones, stolen by terrorists who chose violence and death. These people did not ask to become victims. They were robbed of life, and their families left broken hearted. To equate them with those who planted bombs or pulled triggers is shameful.

Once again, we saw the true colours of Alliance. For all their branding as the “nice” and “moderate” party, their positions increasingly reveal an extreme and radical agenda. In Lagan Valley or in North Antrim, do those who support Alliance truly believe that an IRA bomber should be called a victim? Do they stand over policies that allow biological men into women’s changing rooms? These are not moderate positions. They are radical, and they are wrong.

The media has for too long given Alliance an easy ride. It is time the spotlight was properly shone on them - to expose them as the radical, increasingly nationalist-leaning party they are.

The DUP will continue to stand firmly for what is right, for fairness, and for the innocent victims who must never be forgotten.

Have a great weekend,

Rt. Hon. Gavin Robinson MP

DUP Leader

PS. Joanne Bunting MLA is representing the NI Executive at the National Police Memorial Day service in Coventry Cathedral this weekend. Although Justice Ministers from across the UK will be in attendance, the Northern Ireland Justice Minister seemingly will not. Thank you to Joanne for making the effort.

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