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Tory candidates warned over tax cut pledges amid worsening economic outlook

Both Tory leadership candidates were forced on Thursday to confront a stark report from economists warning of the danger tax cuts could pose to the public purse. Frontrunner Liz Truss and rival Rishi Sunak, who have repeatedly clashed over tax cuts ...

18 Aug 2022 at 10:54

Lord Trimble’s widow backs Liz Truss in Tory leadership race

The widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner David Trimble has backed Liz Truss in the leadership race saying she is confident that her late husband’s legacy of peace in Northern Ireland “will be safe with her”. Lady Trimble said one of her late ...

18 Aug 2022 at 00:39

Latest attempt to restore Stormont powersharing ends in failure

The latest bid to restore Northern Ireland’s powersharing institutions has failed. The attempt to elect an Assembly speaker – a prerequisite of reconstituting the devolved legislature – was always set to fail, due to an ongoing DUP block ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:29

Political leaders and other dignitaries to gather for David Trimble’s funeral

Political leaders and other dignitaries will join family and friends of peace process architect David Trimble at his funeral service later. The 77-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner died last week following an illness. The peer and ...

01 Aug 2022 at 03:45

Trimble was titan of unionism despite our differences, says Donaldson

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said David Trimble was a “titan of unionism” despite their political differences. The DUP leader also said that all unionists must recognise that consensus politics and powersharing, as supported by Lord ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:25

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Irish and British political leaders pay tribute to Good Friday Agreement architect

Political leaders past and present have paid tribute to David Trimble’s contribution to peace in Northern Ireland following his death. The 77-year-old peer and ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party was one of the principal ...

26 Jul 2022 at 13:33

Bill Clinton hails Lord Trimble for helping to bring peace to Northern Ireland

Former US President Bill Clinton has led tributes to David Trimble, stating that his “lifetime of service” helped bring peace to Northern Ireland. The 77-year-old peer and ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party was one of ...

26 Jul 2022 at 12:42

Tributes pour in for Good Friday Agreement architect David Trimble

26 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Leading figures across the UK and Ireland pay tribute to Lord Trimble

Leading figures across the political divide pay tribute to Lord Trimble

Political leaders across the UK and Ireland have hailed Lord Trimble’s contribution to peace in Northern Ireland. Following the death of the former Stormont first minister on Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:10

David Trimble’s journey from hardliner to first minister

David Trimble was the Ulster Unionist hardliner, unafraid of flexing his political muscles, who became a moderate, although tough, leader of the party and then Northern Ireland’s first First Minister. But his ...

25 Jul 2022 at 21:27

Ireland

Good Friday Agreement architect and former UUP leader Lord Trimble dies

Former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble has died. The 77-year-old ex-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party was one of the principal architects of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement that ended ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:09

Derry Now

David Trimble has died

David Trimble, former First Minister and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), has died. Trimble (77) led the UUP from 1995 to 2005. He was one of the architects of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement....

25 Jul 2022 at 21:33

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