Defence also features in the document, with Gavin Robinson’s party pledging to continue support 2% of GDP being spent on protecting the United Kingdom . The party says that in the previous parliament its MPs delivered on a pledge to ensure the Armed Forces Covenant was legally protected in Northern Ireland as in other parts of the United Kingdom. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
On Infrastructure, the manifesto says they secured almost £5m through the Union Connectivity Review to progress plans for the electrification of rail services to the border allow Translink to deliver feasibility studies into reopening two railway lines within Northern Ireland. It also highlights Gavin Robinson’s lobbying for change to the way public services in Northern Ireland are funded. “It is now accepted that going forward the Treasury’s contribution to public services in Northern Ireland must be on the basis of assessed need.
The DUP has led where others have followed and we will continue to seek to address the legacy of chronic underfunding across our government departments”, the manifesto says. The party also points to its record on supporting people with disabilities. “One of our MPs co-sponsored the Down Syndrome Act 2022, the world’s first piece of legislation recognising people with Down’s syndrome as a specific minority group”, is says.
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