Unionist Party

British

noun

(formerly, in Northern Ireland) the major Protestant political party, closely identified with union with Britain. It formed the Northern Ireland Government from 1920 to 1972 See also Ulster Democratic Unionist Party Ulster Unionist Council

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It is understood that ministers will discuss a plan from Democratic Unionist Party Communities Minister Gordon Lyons, which aims to allocate £17m in home heating oil support for households in Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

At the time, the Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt said: "This universally popular figure deserves the highest praise the nation can bestow, and a knighthood is just that."

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Ulster Unionist Party MLA, Doug Beattie, said "it is a huge amount of money, as was the £192m spent on the Saville Inquiry".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Democratic Unionist Party assembly member Deborah Erskine has urged people not to speculate about the incident, while "police carry out their work".

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

On the 26th of January Mr. Bonar Law made his first public speech as leader of the Unionist Party, when he addressed an audience of ten thousand people in the Albert Hall in London.

From Ulster's Stand For Union by McNeill, Ronald John

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