Liz Clarke UUP South Antrim

Two decades in public service • Mum of five • UUP candidate for South Antrim

Big opinions. Bigger plans. Making them happen. 💙

[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

✍️Statement from Ulster Unionist Party Leader Jon Burrows MLA regarding the scenes at the Garvaghy Road.

[Liz Clarke UUP South Antrim @ItsLizClarke]

Work should work for families
#strongertogether

[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

"Poverty doesn't go away because we look past it. It just turns up somewhere more expensive: in a hospital ward, in a classroom, in a family that has stopped coping."

Mum of five and South Antrim candidate Elizabeth Clarke MBE set out a Fair Deal for Working Families: childcare that works, public services that work, and a system that helps families before they reach crisis point.

Because work should work.

#UUP26 #StrongerTogether

[Kevin Scott @Kscott_94]

BREAKING: Emergency services are at the scene of a serious ongoing incident in Crossnacreevy.

I understand two people are trapped in a collapsed trench during ongoing earthworks in the area.

Specialist Rescue Teams from NIFRS have been deployed

https://t.co/63hFp9CaTJ

[Office of the Chief Constable @ChiefConPSNI]

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher along with ACC Ryan Henderson has offered to conduct a series of meetings today, Wednesday 30th September, with a number of organisations including the Orange Order and the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Association. Full details: https://t.co/6VAM3D9xZ1

[Steve Aiken @SRAikenUUP]

Well done @RobbieButlerMLA - as someone who has been successfully treated for Bowel Cancer this major expansion of screening is very welcome. Please do the simple test - early intervention is the key to early treatment @uuponline @healthdpt

[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 ✅

Our Health Minister Robbie Butler has announced a major expansion of bowel cancer screening.

From 2nd November, 59 year-olds will be invited for screening for the first time, with 58 year-olds following in April 2027. By 2031, everyone aged 50 to 74 will be eligible.

Once fully rolled out, an extra 135,000 people will be invited every year.

Robbie said: "Extending screening to people aged 50 to 59 will help identify more cancers at an earlier stage, when treatment is most effective. I would strongly encourage everyone who receives a screening kit to take part. Bowel cancer screening saves lives."

[Liz Clarke UUP South Antrim @ItsLizClarke]

@JonBurrowsMLA @uuponline

[Bruno The King @BrunoTheKing7]

I'd vote for this guy. Nail on the head.

[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

Ulster Unionist Alderman Janice Montgomery has condemned two nights of sectarian violence at the interface between the Irish Street estate and Gobnascale in Londonderry, and appealed for calm.

Ulster Unionist Alderman Janice Montgomery said:

“The scenes at the interface between the Irish Street estate and Gobnascale over the past two nights can only be described as sectarian attacks, and they must stop.

“On Sunday night, youths armed with bricks, bats and golf clubs attacked the homes of elderly residents in Irish Street. Police lines were later attacked with fireworks, masonry and petrol bombs. Throwing a petrol bomb at a police officer is an attempt to take a life, and every officer who stood in that line deserves this community's support.

“An appeal for calm from community representatives in Gobnascale had little effect. On Monday night, youth football teams practising at the Waterside Shared Village were forced to flee the area, and police lines were again attacked with bricks and petrol bombs until officers moved in to disperse those involved.

“Children at football training had to run for safety. Elderly people were left frightened in their own homes. That is the reality behind these incidents, and no cause of any description justifies it.

“This does not happen in a vacuum. When elected representatives at every level break the law themselves, and use language that raises the temperature rather than lowers it, they cannot then be surprised at what follows on the streets. Leadership means the opposite of that.

“I would appeal directly to young people in my own community: do not be drawn into this. Do not retaliate. Anyone who does will end up in court with a criminal record, and they will have given those responsible exactly what they wanted.

“I would ask anyone with information to bring it to the police, and I will continue to work with community representatives on all sides to bring this to an end.”

[The Impartial Reporter @impartialrep]

Armstrong calls for action on women’s health at UUP conference https://t.co/imMIHUVSBW

[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

We picked a quiet weekend for Party Conference…👀

In case it passed you by, we gathered in Belfast on Saturday for #UUP26.

Confident in the Union. Ambitious for Northern Ireland. Stronger Together.

Here are the highlights👇
#StrongerTogether

[Jim Gamble @JimGamble_INEQE]

Absolutely excellent interview by @JonBurrowsMLA on @StephenNolan this morning regarding Drumcree, including the breaches of the law by those in political positions of influence.

[Robbie Butler MLA @RobbieButlerMLA]

As we face into a change in season it's vital that those who qualify for the #FluJab take the offer up. This is one of the most important front line defences in keeping our EDs and surgery's clear this winter.

#WinterPrepardness #ProtectYourself #HopeNotFear #MakeNIWork

[Jon Burrows MLA @JonBurrowsMLA]

Swift justice is required for those who broke the law today by blocking the road & having an un-notified protest. We also need to resolve this dispute permanently and peacefully because there is so much to do in Northern Ireland for everyone.

[Liz Clarke UUP South Antrim @ItsLizClarke]

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[Ulster Unionist Party @uuponline]

The Ulster Unionist Party will always uphold the rule of law.

The situation in Portadown tonight demands calm heads. We urge everyone involved to show restraint, and give mediation the space to bring this to a peaceful resolution.

[Love Ballymena @LoveBallymena]

A £300m–£500m railway reopening, a 10% hospitality VAT pilot and changes to Troubles legislation are among Robin Swann’s priorities for the new Prime Minister.

The South Antrim MP has been setting out his Westminster agenda at today’s UUP conference — the party’s first annual conference under North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows.

https://t.co/eX6Gm7G0Qy

[Love Ballymena @LoveBallymena]

“We will secure the Union through the success of Northern Ireland, for everyone who lives here.”

In his first UUP conference speech as leader, North Antrim MLA Jon Burrows has set out a much wider vision than electoral cooperation — from early years, reading and screen time to childcare, university places, housing, wastewater infrastructure and major Stormont reform.

https://t.co/uvLXgCtc5Z

[Love Ballymena @LoveBallymena]

“Families aren’t asking for special treatment. They’re asking for a fair deal.”

UUP candidate Elizabeth Clarke put the everyday pressures facing working households at the centre of her party conference speech — from childcare and housing to school support, potholes, energy costs and the question of whether government is “pulling its weight too”.

https://t.co/kfniDiZ0wX

[Belfast News Letter @News_Letter]

UUP conference: Better opportunities for young people are key to a stronger Northern Ireland - Mercer https://t.co/ox6r12X4g0

[Northern Ireland Elects @NI_Elects]

🚨 NEW: Steve Aiken to stand in South Antrim for Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) #AE27 @uuponline @SRAikenUUP