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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]
August 5, 2023 at 6:59 AM

cutting tax on school uniforms

cutting tax on school uniforms We have been campaigning for the Government to extend the VAT exemption for school specific uniform items. View this email in your browserJoin the Party Make a Donation Good morning JohnThis has been another busy week of meetings, discussions, and represe…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]
July 29, 2023 at 6:59 AM

No summer break here.

No summer break here. 🗳️ Ensure that when the Westminster election arrives, we are not working against each other but working with each other. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnFor as long as I have been in politics, grassroots unionists have been seeking their elected repr…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
July 22, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Actions not words are needed

Actions not words are needed View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThis week the House of Commons went into recess for the summer, but our work continues. During the week Gavin Robinson and I met the Secretary of State and reminded him that the current impasse in Northern Irelan…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 6:29 AM

Have a peaceful & enjoyable 12th July

Have a peaceful & enjoyable 12th July View this email in your browserGood morning JohnToday, twelfth parades will be enjoyed by tens of thousands of participants and spectators alike. Celebrations over the 11th and 12th are part of the cultural fabric of Northern Ireland and for the v…
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Getting a better deal for NI

Getting a better deal for NI View this email in your browserGood morning JohnLast Monday I travelled to Brussels alongside our NI Assembly spokesman on EU matters Gordon Lyons MLA where we reminded the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly that the Belfast Agreement and its successors …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Getting one over the other side

Getting one over the other side View this email in your browserJohnThis week my work has focused a lot on borders.  On Tuesday I worked with MPs from other parties to consider how Mutual Enforcement could help provide a long-term solution to remove the Irish Sea border.  Then on Wednesday…
  Diane Dodds MLA · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 6:59 AM

We will oppose Government's RSE regulations

We will oppose Government's RSE regulations View this email in your browserJohnOn 6 June the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, without any warning or prior consultation, laid regulations before Parliament to require the teaching of Relationships and Sexuality Education in Northern …
  Gavin Robinson MP · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Salute our Armed Forces

Salute our Armed Forces View this email in your browserJohnToday Larne will host the 2023 Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day celebration. It is an opportunity for people here to show our support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Violence has no place in politics

Violence has no place in politics View this email in your browserJohnChallenging Sinn Fein’s attempts to rewrite history is not about being stuck in the past, rather it is about respecting the sons, daughters, mothers and fathers who were cruelly murdered by balaclava wearing IRA terroris…
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Election of Leader & Deputy Leader

Election of Leader & Deputy Leader View this email in your browserDUP Chairman Lord Morrow said, “Following our internal democratic processes Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has been re-elected as Leader of theDemocratic Unionist Party and Gavin Robinson MP has been elected to serve as Deput…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
June 3, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Membership is Growing

Membership is Growing View this email in your browserJohnI am delighted that every week I am signing welcome letters for new members. After the recent Council election, there has been a steady flow of membership applications across Northern Ireland. A growing membership is a sure sign we …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
May 27, 2023 at 6:59 AM

The election has renewed our strength

The election has renewed our strength View this email in your browserJohnLast Thursday our mandate was renewed, and we were able to reaffirm our contract with the people to fully restore Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom.  Whilst the non-unionist commentators seek to pick …
  Gordon Lyons MLA · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Thank you - one week on

Thank you - one week on View this email in your browserJohnThank you.  Thank you for helping and voting. Just seven days ago, polling stations were open and people were voting to elect local Councillors across Northern Ireland.  173,033 people cast their first preference vote for DUP cand…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Strengthen our Hand

Strengthen our Hand View this email in your browserJohnTomorrow pro-Northern Ireland voters have a simple choice. They can back Democratic Unionist Party candidates and strengthen our position as we seek to finish the job of restoring Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom followi…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Help us Finish the Job

Help us Finish the Job View this email in your browserGood morning JohnAfter a few weeks of touring Northern Ireland and four great days at Balmoral Show engaging with people, I believe more than ever that unionists now realise division is gifting seats and influence to our opponents.  Mo…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 8:42 PM

13 days to go

13 days to go View this email in your browserJohnI have just arrived in London for the Coronation after spending a day canvassing with our candidates in County Antrim.Yesterday I canvassed in all the Belfast constituencies after starting the day in Lurgan.  People are excited by the Coron…
  Sir Jeffrey Donalson · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Unite and Help us Finish the Job

Unite and Help us Finish the Job View this email in your browserJohnOver the next 20 days, we will see the Coronation of King Charles III and Northern Ireland will decide who leads our eleven local councils.   Whilst the King’s Coronation will have a global audience and see street parties…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 9:27 AM

Will you help?

Will you help? View this email in your browserGood morning JohnIn 26 days, the polls will be open and Northern Ireland will elect 462 Councillors across 11 Councils.  After the last Council election, we were the largest party in 6 of the 11 Councils with 122 Councillors elected. Sinn Fein…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
April 15, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Progress must be built on solid foundations

Progress must be built on solid foundations View this email in your browserJohnIt is no exaggeration to say that Northern Ireland has a special relationship with the United States. Over many generations, our people have left an indelible mark on the politics, industry and academia of that…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
March 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Getting it Right

Getting it Right View this email in your browserJohnThe DUP slogan in the 2007 Assembly Election was “Getting it Right”. That election took place nearly five years after the Assembly had been suspended in October 2002, but it was the commencement of the most stable period of devolved gove…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
March 11, 2023 at 10:58 AM

Taking our message to Washington

Taking our message to Washington View this email in your browserJohnI look forward to meeting with law makers and opinion formers in the United States next week. My message to them will be that it is vital Northern Ireland is able to move forward building on solid foundations – but that c…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
March 4, 2023 at 7:59 AM

The “rigorous implementers” should be embarrassed

The “rigorous implementers” should be embarrassed View this email in your browserGood morning JohnPeople said it couldn’t be done, but this Party has proved that it could. Brussels came back to the table and changes have been made.Whilst we will study the fine print and take expert advice…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
February 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Pray for DCI John Caldwell

Pray for DCI John Caldwell View this email in your browserGood Morning JohnI don’t personally know DCI John Caldwell but within hours of this bloody attack, I was quite clear he is exactly the type of police officer Northern Ireland needs. We need him back at his desk making our streets s…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
February 18, 2023 at 8:29 AM

We need the right deal, not a rushed deal

We need the right deal, not a rushed deal View this email in your browserJohnOn both Thursday evening and yesterday morning I engaged with the Prime Minister and his officials on the progress in negotiations with the European Union around the NI Protocol. There can be no disputing the sig…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
February 11, 2023 at 8:29 AM

Will Sinn Fein sit in the House of Commons?

Will Sinn Fein sit in the House of Commons? View this email in your browserJohnThis week I joined unionist colleagues outside the Supreme Court in London. The legal challenge to the Protocol is a welcome example of different strands within unionism coming together in recognition of the co…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
February 4, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Our parameters for the way forward are clear

Our parameters for the way forward are clear View this email in your browserJohnYesterday morning I met with the Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin to discuss the need for the Protocol to be replaced with arrangements that unionists can support. We also discussed the Republic of Irelan…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Our new Assembly spokespeople team

Our new Assembly spokespeople team View this email in your browserJohnToday I have announced a reshuffle of spokespeople within the Party’s Assembly team. The Party has a plan for Northern Ireland that was endorsed last May and that’s why we want to stymie the undermining of our devolved …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Don't make the same mistake twice

Don't make the same mistake twice My message to London, Washington, Dublin and Brussels View this email in your browserJohnWe warned London, Washington, Dublin and Brussels in July 2021 that the Northern Ireland Protocol was incompatible with power-sharing and our hard-won politically ba…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 8:22 PM

The message is getting through

The message is getting through View this email in your browserJohnIt is welcome that voices in London and Dublin are now recognising that it was a mistake to proceed with the NI Protocol with zero unionist support. Whilst this recognition is good, I would like to see their commitment to en…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 6:17 PM

Update after meeting the Foreign Secretary

Update after meeting the Foreign Secretary View this email in your browserGood evening JohnI wanted to give you a little update on where we are with the Government and the Northern Ireland Protocol.Watch my full comments to the press after today’s meeting here. This morning myself and Gord…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
January 7, 2023 at 7:59 AM

A year for unionism to work together

A year for unionism to work together View this email in your browserJohnThis week everyone was back to their desks after the Christmas break. I kicked off 2023 crisscrossing Northern Ireland and speaking with people across the unionist spectrum. Some are members of other unionist parties.…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 8:38 PM

Best Wishes for 2023

Best Wishes for 2023 View this email in your browserJohnI send best wishes for the New Year to everyone in Northern Ireland.2023 can be a seismic year for Northern Ireland. We can replace the NI Protocol with arrangements that unionists can support and thus restore genuine powersharing, or…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The message above the door

The message above the door Merry Christmas to you. View this email in your browserGood evening John on the eve of Christmas eveAfter the election in 2019 I was allocated a new office in Westminster. It has dark wood panelling as you walk through the entrance but above the door expertly ca…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 8:29 PM

£436,000 every day propping up the Protocol

£436,000 every day propping up the Protocol Protocol paperwork costs salary of 10 nurses View this email in your browserGood evening JohnAs we count down the days to Christmas, strikes across our Health Service are in the news. We want to see the Government in London getting around the ta…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Unionists will not be bullied or cajoled

Unionists will not be bullied or cajoled Read my letter to the Secretary of State View this email in your browserJohnEarlier today I sent the below letter to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.Best wishes,9 December 2022Dear Secretary of State,It is 709 days since the Conservativ…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Play your part

Play your part View this email in your browserJohnIn 153 days, people across Northern Ireland will vote in local government elections.With the focus here often on Stormont and Westminster, the work of our eleven local Councils can go unnoticed.Local Government, and the people you elect to …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
November 25, 2022 at 7:59 PM

We must shine a spotlight on gangland allegations

We must shine a spotlight on gangland allegations View this email in your browserJohnSinn Fein is not a normal political party. They don’t believe they are bound by the same rules and standards that they demand of everyone else.  They demand the truth from the police and army about the Tro…
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sinn Fein lies being exposed

Sinn Fein lies being exposed View this email in your browserJohnThis is a big week in Westminster with the Chancellor making clear that “taxes are going up”. For people who work hard, we want to see taxes being kept low and public services being run as efficiently as possible. Our MPs will…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 6:29 PM

The Protocol is the Problem

The Protocol is the Problem Government need to get on with resolving it View this email in your browser“The Government and the NIO talked up an election and now no one knows what is happening. Parliament is sovereign and can of course legislate to keep Ministers if it so wishes.It is now …
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
October 22, 2022 at 7:29 AM

Devolution needs a solid foundation

Devolution needs a solid foundation View this email in your browserJohnDevolution can only flourish when there is a solid foundation with cross-community support. I want to see fully functioning devolved government restored in Stormont but that can only happen when the Protocol is replaced…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]
September 23, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Securing a return to local decision-making

Securing a return to local decision-making View this email in your browserJohnOn Monday our nation came together to give thanks for the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Her life was devoted to the service of our country and to the Commonwealth.It was an honour to be in Westminster Abbey for the…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]
September 8, 2022 at 7:55 PM

The passing of HM Queen Elizabeth

The passing of HM Queen Elizabeth View this email in your browser“Her Majesty The Queen has been a steadfast and unshakeable Head of State for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.Her gracious approach has been a constant throughout our lives.In 1952 during her first Christmas broadcast…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
August 2, 2022 at 8:33 PM

Another recall stunt

Another recall stunt The Assembly will sit after a recall petition was supported by pro-protocol parties. View this email in your browserJohnTomorrow, the Assembly will sit after a recall petition was supported by pro-protocol parties. The latest recall of the Assembly isn’t just a stunt,…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
July 8, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Heading home for the 12th

Heading home for the 12th The DUP has never shied away from unionist cooperation. View this email in your browserJohnIt’s the last weekend before the Twelfth of July celebrations. Last minute preparations are being made. The Union Flag is flying, the grass cut and the fence is painted. Tr…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
June 17, 2022 at 7:13 PM

Delivering our 5-Point plan

Delivering our 5-Point plan View this email in your browserJohnDuring the Assembly election I set out our 5-Point plan to build a better Northern Ireland. The election may be over, but our commitment to that plan remains.The Northern Ireland Protocol is impacting on all aspects of life in …
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
June 7, 2022 at 11:04 AM

PM must deal with Union dismantling Protocol

PM must deal with Union dismantling Protocol View this email in your browserJohnHaving won a confidence motion within the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson must now make good the commitments he gave to the people of Northern Ireland by restoring Northern Ireland’s place within the UK Inter…
  Sammy Wilson MP · [email protected]
May 31, 2022 at 6:09 PM

NI will receive energy support payments

NI will receive energy support payments View this email in your browserJohnThe Chancellor has made clear that every household would get the £400 energy support payment in the autumn and I’m glad that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has reaffirmed this commitment to Northern Ireland. Ar…
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
May 24, 2022 at 7:02 PM

No further corruption of jusice

No further corruption of jusice View this email in your browserDUP MPs have outlined our opposition to the Government’s legacy proposals today as they were debated in Parliament. 90% of the deaths in the Troubles were deliberate killings by terrorists. Many of those terrorists have never s…
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]
May 4, 2022 at 4:59 PM

We need your help

We need your help View this email in your browserJohnThis election is a choice between real action on the issues that matter to people, or a divisive border poll plan that Sinn Fein has tried to play down but which have now come to the fore. A choice between the DUP who have a record of st…
  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]
April 18, 2022 at 6:59 AM

From Easter to the Election

From Easter to the Election View this email in your browserGood morning JohnI hope, like me, you were able to celebrate Easter with your family and friends“He is not here for He is risen” tells a story where death is defeated, and Christ is victorious. All seemed lost but then on the third…