Social Democratic and Labour Party

British

noun

a Northern Irish political party, which advocates peaceful union with the Republic of Ireland

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Social Democratic and Labour Party leader, Claire Hanna, said she was "deeply alarmed by the escalating military confrontation".

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Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Claire Hanna said the decision to end the immunity clause "goes some way to restoring the rule of law to legacy processes", but that it was only the beginning of trying to create a space for truth and justice.

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As the Belfast South MP, Claire Hanna, who is now leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, told parliament during a St Patrick's Day debate in 2022: "Many are moving on from the traditional binaries of the past and embracing the 'or both' part of the Good Friday agreement, not feeling that they have to decide between being British and Irish if they do not wish to do so."

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Social Democratic and Labour Party assembly member Cara Hunter has campaigned for such a change in the law after she was targeted in a deepfake video.

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The Social Democratic and Labour Party then pulled out councillor Laura Devlin, saying there was "strength in the message of leaving the board together".

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