Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

January 6, 2024 at 7:59 AM

Talks start again next week

Talks start again next week View this email in your browserGood morning JohnOur discussions with the Government recommence next week. Our negotiating team is ready and I thank them for their dedicated work over the Christmas break.  We remain focused on getting a fair and balanced outcome…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

December 30, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Looking ahead to 2024

Looking ahead to 2024 View this email in your browserGood morning JohnAs we stand at the threshold of 2024, I want to wish you, your family and friends a Happy New Year. As we leave the last few days of 2023 behind and think about the future it is an opportunity to reflect and to set goal…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

December 22, 2023 at 9:00 AM

Wishing you a Merry Christmas 🎅

Wishing you a Merry Christmas 🎅 View this email in your browserGood morning JohnChristmas is a time when we can all pause and reflect. Many of us have an opportunity to step back from the everyday routine of life and spend time with family and friends.
We remember those on Christmas Day a…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

December 16, 2023 at 10:12 AM

Securing progress for the long-term

Securing progress for the long-term View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThis week there has been a significant focus on the discussions taking place on the state of public finances in Northern Ireland when the Secretary of State convened meetings at Hillsborough Castle.  These…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

December 9, 2023 at 8:00 AM

Monday in Hillsborough

Monday in Hillsborough Monday’s roundtable is distinct from our discussions with the Government regarding the NI Protocol / Windsor Framework. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThe Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has convened a roundtable on Monday afternoon in Hill…

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  Gavin Robinson · [email protected]

December 2, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Do you understand the Barnett Squeeze?

Do you understand the Barnett Squeeze? We will always stand with working families and seek to get them fair pay. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnIn the last few weeks, Northern Ireland has witnessed teachers, bus drivers, classroom assistants, nurses, allied health profes…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

November 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Determined to secure further progress.

Determined to secure further progress. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnLast Wednesday was a very busy day in the House of Commons.  Beyond the weekly Prime Minister’s Question Time, we had the Autumn Statement from the Chancellor but also from 11:30 until mid-day, MPs had …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

November 18, 2023 at 7:59 AM

All eyes on Wednesday

All eyes on Wednesday View this email in your browserGood morning JohnNext Wednesday (22nd November) the Chancellor is scheduled to deliver the Autumn Statement. Whilst the details of the Statement are a tightly guarded secret until he stands in the House of Commons, there has been specul…

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  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]

November 11, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Will you stop at 11am?

Will you stop at 11am? This season is not about us. It’s about those who are no longer with us. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnI’m taking a break from the regular political email. Instead, I’m doing what millions across the United Kingdom will be doing today by pausing t…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

November 4, 2023 at 7:59 AM

I am strengthened in my resolve to get an outcome that is good for NI

I am strengthened in my resolve to get an outcome that is good for NI we knew there was a better way. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThis week we were again engaged in talks with the Government.  The DUP has been consistent in setting out the case that the Government has…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

October 28, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Our rights will not be diminished or side-lined

Our rights will not be diminished or side-lined View this email in your browserGood morning JohnOur phased withdrawal from the Northern Ireland Executive in February 2022 was designed to highlight to the UK Government and the EU that they needed to address unionist concerns about the NI P…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

October 21, 2023 at 6:59 AM

📺 Missed conference? Catch highlights here

📺 Missed conference? Catch highlights here View this email in your browserGood morning JohnA week ago today we had a fantastic Party conference. Thank you to everyone who was there and made it a success. If you couldn’t make it, please take the time to see the highlights. Also see below r…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

October 7, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Conference 2023 - Get your ticket

Conference 2023 - Get your ticket View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThis time next week I hope you will be on your way to the Party conference.  If you haven’t secured your ticket yet, please book now here. The theme of our conference this year is ‘Together, we will succeed.…

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  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Ensuring our message is heard

Ensuring our message is heard View this email in your browserGood morning JohnLagan Valley MLA Emma Little Pengelly and East Antrim MLA Gordon Lyons were in Brussels this week to emphasise the need for a fair and balanced deal for Northern Ireland. Speaking following meetings, Emma Little…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

September 23, 2023 at 6:59 AM

SF's grip on PSNI leadership must be broken

SF's grip on PSNI leadership must be broken View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThe Donaldson family has a deep-rooted history in policing on these shores. My father’s cousin Samuel was the first RUC officer to be murdered by the IRA in August 1970. He was responding to call a…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

September 16, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Book your Ticket today

Book your Ticket today View this email in your browserGood morning JohnIt’s now less than one month until the 2023 Annual Party Conference. Click to Book your Tickets Make sure you don’t miss out. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP DUP LeaderJoin the Party Make a Donation Copyright (C) 2023 Demo…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

September 9, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Make your voice heard

Make your voice heard Be active and be involved in promoting our place in the Union. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnI hope that you have been able to enjoy some time over the Summer period with family, friends and those who are important to you.  Life is precious and it …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

August 5, 2023 at 6:59 AM

cutting tax on school uniforms

cutting tax on school uniforms We have been campaigning for the Government to extend the VAT exemption for school specific uniform items. View this email in your browserJoin the Party Make a Donation Good morning JohnThis has been another busy week of meetings, discussions, and represe…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP · [email protected]

July 29, 2023 at 6:59 AM

No summer break here.

No summer break here. 🗳️ Ensure that when the Westminster election arrives, we are not working against each other but working with each other. View this email in your browserGood morning JohnFor as long as I have been in politics, grassroots unionists have been seeking their elected repr…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Actions not words are needed

Actions not words are needed View this email in your browserGood morning JohnThis week the House of Commons went into recess for the summer, but our work continues. During the week Gavin Robinson and I met the Secretary of State and reminded him that the current impasse in Northern Irelan…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 6:29 AM

Have a peaceful & enjoyable 12th July

Have a peaceful & enjoyable 12th July View this email in your browserGood morning JohnToday, twelfth parades will be enjoyed by tens of thousands of participants and spectators alike. Celebrations over the 11th and 12th are part of the cultural fabric of Northern Ireland and for the v…

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  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]

July 8, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Getting a better deal for NI

Getting a better deal for NI View this email in your browserGood morning JohnLast Monday I travelled to Brussels alongside our NI Assembly spokesman on EU matters Gordon Lyons MLA where we reminded the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly that the Belfast Agreement and its successors …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Getting one over the other side

Getting one over the other side View this email in your browserJohnThis week my work has focused a lot on borders.  On Tuesday I worked with MPs from other parties to consider how Mutual Enforcement could help provide a long-term solution to remove the Irish Sea border.  Then on Wednesday…

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  Diane Dodds MLA · [email protected]

June 24, 2023 at 6:59 AM

We will oppose Government's RSE regulations

We will oppose Government's RSE regulations View this email in your browserJohnOn 6 June the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, without any warning or prior consultation, laid regulations before Parliament to require the teaching of Relationships and Sexuality Education in Northern …

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  Gavin Robinson MP · [email protected]

June 17, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Salute our Armed Forces

Salute our Armed Forces View this email in your browserJohnToday Larne will host the 2023 Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day celebration. It is an opportunity for people here to show our support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

June 10, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Violence has no place in politics

Violence has no place in politics View this email in your browserJohnChallenging Sinn Fein’s attempts to rewrite history is not about being stuck in the past, rather it is about respecting the sons, daughters, mothers and fathers who were cruelly murdered by balaclava wearing IRA terroris…

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  Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Election of Leader & Deputy Leader

Election of Leader & Deputy Leader View this email in your browserDUP Chairman Lord Morrow said, “Following our internal democratic processes Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP has been re-elected as Leader of theDemocratic Unionist Party and Gavin Robinson MP has been elected to serve as Deput…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

June 3, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Membership is Growing

Membership is Growing View this email in your browserJohnI am delighted that every week I am signing welcome letters for new members. After the recent Council election, there has been a steady flow of membership applications across Northern Ireland. A growing membership is a sure sign we …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

May 27, 2023 at 6:59 AM

The election has renewed our strength

The election has renewed our strength View this email in your browserJohnLast Thursday our mandate was renewed, and we were able to reaffirm our contract with the people to fully restore Northern Ireland’s position in the United Kingdom.  Whilst the non-unionist commentators seek to pick …

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  Gordon Lyons MLA · [email protected]

May 25, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Thank you - one week on

Thank you - one week on View this email in your browserJohnThank you.  Thank you for helping and voting. Just seven days ago, polling stations were open and people were voting to elect local Councillors across Northern Ireland.  173,033 people cast their first preference vote for DUP cand…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Strengthen our Hand

Strengthen our Hand View this email in your browserJohnTomorrow pro-Northern Ireland voters have a simple choice. They can back Democratic Unionist Party candidates and strengthen our position as we seek to finish the job of restoring Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom followi…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Help us Finish the Job

Help us Finish the Job View this email in your browserGood morning JohnAfter a few weeks of touring Northern Ireland and four great days at Balmoral Show engaging with people, I believe more than ever that unionists now realise division is gifting seats and influence to our opponents.  Mo…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 8:42 PM

13 days to go

13 days to go View this email in your browserJohnI have just arrived in London for the Coronation after spending a day canvassing with our candidates in County Antrim.Yesterday I canvassed in all the Belfast constituencies after starting the day in Lurgan.  People are excited by the Coron…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donalson · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Unite and Help us Finish the Job

Unite and Help us Finish the Job View this email in your browserJohnOver the next 20 days, we will see the Coronation of King Charles III and Northern Ireland will decide who leads our eleven local councils.   Whilst the King’s Coronation will have a global audience and see street parties…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

April 22, 2023 at 9:27 AM

Will you help?

Will you help? View this email in your browserGood morning JohnIn 26 days, the polls will be open and Northern Ireland will elect 462 Councillors across 11 Councils.  After the last Council election, we were the largest party in 6 of the 11 Councils with 122 Councillors elected. Sinn Fein…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

April 15, 2023 at 6:59 AM

Progress must be built on solid foundations

Progress must be built on solid foundations View this email in your browserJohnIt is no exaggeration to say that Northern Ireland has a special relationship with the United States. Over many generations, our people have left an indelible mark on the politics, industry and academia of that…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

March 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Getting it Right

Getting it Right View this email in your browserJohnThe DUP slogan in the 2007 Assembly Election was “Getting it Right”. That election took place nearly five years after the Assembly had been suspended in October 2002, but it was the commencement of the most stable period of devolved gove…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

March 11, 2023 at 10:58 AM

Taking our message to Washington

Taking our message to Washington View this email in your browserJohnI look forward to meeting with law makers and opinion formers in the United States next week. My message to them will be that it is vital Northern Ireland is able to move forward building on solid foundations – but that c…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

March 4, 2023 at 7:59 AM

The “rigorous implementers” should be embarrassed

The “rigorous implementers” should be embarrassed View this email in your browserGood morning JohnPeople said it couldn’t be done, but this Party has proved that it could. Brussels came back to the table and changes have been made.Whilst we will study the fine print and take expert advice…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

February 25, 2023 at 7:59 AM

Pray for DCI John Caldwell

Pray for DCI John Caldwell View this email in your browserGood Morning JohnI don’t personally know DCI John Caldwell but within hours of this bloody attack, I was quite clear he is exactly the type of police officer Northern Ireland needs. We need him back at his desk making our streets s…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

February 18, 2023 at 8:29 AM

We need the right deal, not a rushed deal

We need the right deal, not a rushed deal View this email in your browserJohnOn both Thursday evening and yesterday morning I engaged with the Prime Minister and his officials on the progress in negotiations with the European Union around the NI Protocol. There can be no disputing the sig…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

February 11, 2023 at 8:29 AM

Will Sinn Fein sit in the House of Commons?

Will Sinn Fein sit in the House of Commons? View this email in your browserJohnThis week I joined unionist colleagues outside the Supreme Court in London. The legal challenge to the Protocol is a welcome example of different strands within unionism coming together in recognition of the co…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

February 4, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Our parameters for the way forward are clear

Our parameters for the way forward are clear View this email in your browserJohnYesterday morning I met with the Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin to discuss the need for the Protocol to be replaced with arrangements that unionists can support. We also discussed the Republic of Irelan…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

January 30, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Our new Assembly spokespeople team

Our new Assembly spokespeople team View this email in your browserJohnToday I have announced a reshuffle of spokespeople within the Party’s Assembly team. The Party has a plan for Northern Ireland that was endorsed last May and that’s why we want to stymie the undermining of our devolved …

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

January 27, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Don't make the same mistake twice

Don't make the same mistake twice My message to London, Washington, Dublin and Brussels View this email in your browserJohnWe warned London, Washington, Dublin and Brussels in July 2021 that the Northern Ireland Protocol was incompatible with power-sharing and our hard-won politically ba…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

January 20, 2023 at 8:22 PM

The message is getting through

The message is getting through View this email in your browserJohnIt is welcome that voices in London and Dublin are now recognising that it was a mistake to proceed with the NI Protocol with zero unionist support. Whilst this recognition is good, I would like to see their commitment to en…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

January 11, 2023 at 6:17 PM

Update after meeting the Foreign Secretary

Update after meeting the Foreign Secretary View this email in your browserGood evening JohnI wanted to give you a little update on where we are with the Government and the Northern Ireland Protocol.Watch my full comments to the press after today’s meeting here. This morning myself and Gord…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

January 7, 2023 at 7:59 AM

A year for unionism to work together

A year for unionism to work together View this email in your browserJohnThis week everyone was back to their desks after the Christmas break. I kicked off 2023 crisscrossing Northern Ireland and speaking with people across the unionist spectrum. Some are members of other unionist parties.…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 8:38 PM

Best Wishes for 2023

Best Wishes for 2023 View this email in your browserJohnI send best wishes for the New Year to everyone in Northern Ireland.2023 can be a seismic year for Northern Ireland. We can replace the NI Protocol with arrangements that unionists can support and thus restore genuine powersharing, or…

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  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson · [email protected]

December 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The message above the door

The message above the door Merry Christmas to you. View this email in your browserGood evening John on the eve of Christmas eveAfter the election in 2019 I was allocated a new office in Westminster. It has dark wood panelling as you walk through the entrance but above the door expertly ca…

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