Carla Lockhart

Kim Leadbeater in the Houses of Parliament in London, bringing her Bill back to Parliament, the Labour MP said assisted dying must be legalised to avoid terminally ill people acting out of desperation or making "traumatic" trips to Switzerland. Picture date: Friday May 16, 2025.

Alliance, DUP, TUV alarmed at assisted dying bill at Westminster

Doctor Geri Hignett protests against a change in the law on assisted dying outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, ahead of the vote on May 13, 2025.

MSPs pass assisted dying bill - 'deeply concerning' says MP

Protesters from the Glasgow Disability Alliance demonstrating outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, ahead of the debate and vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill later today. Picture date: Tuesday May 13, 2025.

Warning as Scottish Parliament votes on assisted dying

NI bakery duo open debut café to warm welcome from community and politicians

Dungannon celebrate after they win on penalties and lift the cup. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Open-top bus tour planned by Irish Cup victors Dungannon Swifts

DUP MLA Carla Lockhart

DUP and feminist group react to FA's ban male-born transgender player ban

An image posted online by Kneecap showing Kneecap member DJ Provai reading the collected thoughts of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The group has now said it never supported Hezbollah

Kneecap's apology statement 'screams of damage limitation' says MP

Baroness Hoey has questioned the government on the impact of the Windsor Framework on a landmark legal ruling on the definition of a woman.

Ministers to 'look carefully' at Windsor Framework impact on sex ruling

NI sisters open new Co Down coffee shop which is 'taking the town by storm'

Dr Livia Tossici-Bolt delivers a statement outside Poole Magistrates' Court after her conviction last Friday (4th). Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Abortion protest case: MP welcomes Trump administration stepping in

Farmers protest in Whitehall, London, over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the budget which introduced new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million. Picture date: Tuesday March 4, 2025.

Government challenged on £536m grant to farmers in Brazil and Kenya

An opponent of assisted suicide outside Westminster. Picture: Benjamin Cremel/AFP via Getty Images

Carla Lockhart: Safeguards in ‘Assisted Dying’ bill already being watered down

Islamist terrorists have beheaded 70 men women and children in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, says MP Carla Lockhart.

Islamists behead 70 Christian men women and children - MP

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart expressed her delight at the completion of the scheme, acknowledging the efforts that went into securing the funding

Completion of £6m NI public realm scheme welcomed despite ‘frustrating’ delays

Member of Parliament for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has welcomed the exciting changes at Herrons Country Fried Chicken in Portadown, now under the new management of local entrepreneur Darren Ogle

NI entrepreneur takes over chicken business from uncle after 32 years

Carla Lockhart MP.

Scrapping of assisted dying safeguard is 'of huge concern' - Lockhart
The decision to scrap a requirement for scrutiny of assisted suicide cases by a High Court judge is another reason why even those who may have initially supported the Assisted Dying Bill should be concerned, according to the DUP’s Carla Lockhart.
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Potential changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws have always attracted significant protests

Letter: Action must be taken to repeal tragic abortion law

Fallen trees being cleared in Cregagh Glen, Belfast.

Lockhart to internet firms: Get homes back online after Storm Eowyn

Photo issued by NIE Networks of people clearing fallen trees as homesremain without power in Northern Ireland days after Storm Eowyn hit

'Unbearable': Tens of thousands endure fifth day without power due to storm

Tractors parked on Whitehall during a protest by farmers in Westminster, London, last month over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules.

UFU holding tractor rallies across NI against farm tax hike

‘You Need to Chill’ by Juno Dawson and ‘Introducing Teddy’ by Jessica Walton - two of the trans children’s books in NI Libraries’ collection

DUP minister says parents who object to trans toddler books should complain

Belfast Harbour

Irish Sea border freight checks 'not gone, just moved'

Laurel Heights Banbridge. Photo from Google

Police investigating sudden death of woman at Laurel Heights in Banbridge

Actress Liz Carr (left) takes part in a demonstration at Old Palace Yard in Westminster, London, to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after MPs voted 330 to 275 to approve it at second reading. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

DUP to pro-assisted dying MPs who now have concerns: Think harder

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Editorial: MPs should reject this plan for assisted suicide

Carla Lockhart MP (photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press)

DUP MP makes appeal to reject assisted dying ahead of crunch debate

MPs at Westminster will vote on Friday on plans to legalise assisted dying, something that critics say is in fact assisted suicide

Carla Lockhart: The soft term 'assisted dying' disguises aim of assisted suicide
Clever language wins arguments. It’s why millions of pounds are handed over to PR agencies by advertisers or political parties to devise pithy slogans.
Carla Lockhart

The new road layout in the centre of Banbridge

Controversial new road layout in Banbridge will be ‘closely monitored’

Children on toy tractors during a farmers protest in central London on Tuesday over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules in the recent budget which introduce new taxes on farms worth more than £1 million

Farm tax rally: UFU leaders and NI MPs join London protest

A banner at the Ulster Farmers' Union rally at the Eikob Exhibition Centre, Lisburn, Co Antrim

Inheritance tax on family farms ‘a direct threat’ to way of life

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says a strong turnout at a rally against a new farm tax will "send a clear message to the Government". Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

DUP leader slams Labour’s ‘socialist ideology’ over farm tax

A map of all Northern Ireland's councils. One 'growth deal' covers Causeway Coast and Glens, and another covers the combination of Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Tyrone, and Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon

Northern Ireland 'growth deals' - what are they and what happens now?

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said it was up to the Stormont Executive as to how it spent its budget

MPs make case for funding to fix Northern Ireland's public services

Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, along with her son Charlie, were delighted to visit the newly launched Brew Barn, a charming coffee shop located on Lisnasure Road, Donaghcloney, last Saturday. Pictured is Jemma Farrell, Carla Lockhart MP, Naomi Matthews and Charlie Condell

Quaint new Donaghcloney coffee shop opens as a welcome asset on the family farm

Rev Brian McClung says the parents who send their children to Newtownabbey Independent Christian School (pictured) are not wealthy and can ill afford having VAT added to school fees.

Benn meets Free Presbyterians about VAT on school fees

Workers at bottling plant 'devastated' by news of it going bust

PABest Campaigners protest outside Parliament in Westminster, London, ahead of a debate in the House of Commons on assisted dying. A petition for a debate gained more than 200,000 signatures and has been backed by Dame Esther Rantzen. Picture date: Monday April 29, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS AssistedDying. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Clerics call for more palliative care instead of 'assisted suicide' bill

Speaking about the company’s growing success, MP Carla Lockhart stumbled on their success following a purchase of one of their gilets from the lovely RoaleX country-wear shop

Three Banbridge ladies are taking the country wear world by storm

Ahead of the upcoming government budget, Ms Lockhart is urging the Chancellor to reduce VAT for hospitality businesses and reassess the crushing business rates that are driving many to closure

Urgent government action as three Portadown cafés close

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Rev Kenny Hanna

Farmers struggling with pressure urged to get in touch with 'rural chaplain'

Raymond McCord

MPs win right to know funding for legal action by victims' campaigner

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has celebrated the ‘significant impact’ of a new and innovative company in the Northern Ireland aircraft industry. Carla is pictured during a visit to Alice Blu Aero in Craigavon with CEO Ryan McNeice

New NI business is making ‘significant impact’ on lucrative aircraft industry

Portadown Orangemen walk to police lines at Drumcree Church in the Co. Armagh town. They applied, and failed, to walk down the Garvaghy Road on the day Armagh take on Galway in the All Ireland Football Final. They have been trying to complete the parade for the last 26 years. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

PSNI stop Drumcree church parade after latest ban

A "progress pride flag" on display; the flag is one of several used by the transgender movement

TUV and DUP urge outright ban on puberty blockers

The Garvaghy Road in Portadown ahead of the All-Ireland gaelic football final on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Porter/Press Eye

Parades Commission issues determination in relation to Drumcree parade proposal

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn says truth recovery body will “help families find an answer”

It is over a quarter of a century since the Orange Order were permitted to parade down the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, County Armagh. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

SF in 'urgent meeting' over Drumcree parade this Sunday

The Orange Order has been unable to complete its parade from Drumcree Church into Portadown since 1998

Orange Order wants Drumcree parade to coincide with Armagh in All-Ireland final

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart at Scarva with DUP colleagues. Photo: Mark Baxter/Facebook

Unionist MPs among large crowds in Scarva for annual parade and sham fight

Carla Lockhart at the Upper Bann count. Photo: Oliver McVeigh/PA Wire

Emotional Carla Lockhart retains seat in Upper Bann for DUP

Deputy Lord Mayor of Belfast Councillor Andrew McCormick lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in the Garden of Remembrance at Belfast City Hall to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.

Battle of the Somme sacrifice commemorated at services across Northern Ireland

Glen Dimplex workers who attended the Unite rally in Portadown town centre. PT26-217.

In pictures: Unite rally attracts large crowd in Portadown

Gavin Robinson faced repeated interruptions during what the DUP have described as a 'bizarre' interview on BBC Northern Ireland.

DUP question 'bizarre' BBC election interview

Jim Allister is the cleverest and most principled politician in Northern Ireland, writes Kate Hoey, who is seen above with him at an anti protocol rally in Bangor in 2022

Kate Hoey: My preferred MP candidates include Collins, Allister, Lockhart

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