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Social Democratic & Labour Party šŸ•ŠļøšŸŒ¹ Progressive. Cross-community. Building a New Ireland šŸ¤ Be part of it āœŠ šŸ“ Promoted by SDLP, 121 Ormeau Rd, BT7 1SH

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Joined February 2009
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On Saturday @ClaireHanna will officially become the next Leader of the SDLP. Claireā€™s politics is rooted in hope, ambition and bringing people together. This is an exciting time to get involved in our mission to build something new. We hope youā€™ll join us!
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The North's most popular political leader! šŸŒ¹šŸ‘ The latest LucidTalk poll puts SDLP Leader @ClaireHanna top of the table with a 52% positive performance rating, up another two points! We're building something new. Join Us šŸ‘‰ sdlp.ie/newmember
SDLP leader Claire Hanna pictured beneath the headline ā€œNorthern Irelandā€™s Most Popular Political Leader"

ALT SDLP leader Claire Hanna pictured beneath the headline ā€œNorthern Irelandā€™s Most Popular Political Leader"

Bar chart comparing Northern Irelandā€™s party leadersā€™ positive performance ratings, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna topping the November 2026 LucidTalk poll.

ALT Bar chart comparing Northern Irelandā€™s party leadersā€™ positive performance ratings, with SDLP leader Claire Hanna topping the November 2026 LucidTalk poll.

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Stormont can't keep going from one crisis to the next. Our new paper, Politics for the Common Good, sets out practical changes to end political deadlock and make the Executive work better. Better politics now. Towards a New Ireland. Read more at sdlp.ie
Title of policy paper 'Beyond Constant Crisis: Politics for the Common Good'

ALT Title of policy paper 'Beyond Constant Crisis: Politics for the Common Good'

Image: Stormont is stuck: We have an Executive who still can't agree a Budget, public services struggling to cope and political parties spending more time arguing with each other than working together. Ordinary people are dealing with everyday problems while Stormont struggles to get anything done.

ALT Image: Stormont is stuck: We have an Executive who still can't agree a Budget, public services struggling to cope and political parties spending more time arguing with each other than working together. Ordinary people are dealing with everyday problems while Stormont struggles to get anything done.

Image: No one party should be able to shut down Stormont: We've seen what happens when one party refuses to take part. Stormont stops working and everyone pays the price. We want to change that. If a party refuses to nominate a First Minister, the next eligible party should get the chance. And we'll change how the Assembly Speaker is elected, so one party can't stop the Assembly doing its job.

ALT Image: No one party should be able to shut down Stormont: We've seen what happens when one party refuses to take part. Stormont stops working and everyone pays the price. We want to change that. If a party refuses to nominate a First Minister, the next eligible party should get the chance. And we'll change how the Assembly Speaker is elected, so one party can't stop the Assembly doing its job.

Image: Two Equal Leaders = Two Equal Titles: The First Minister and deputy First Minister have exactly the same powers. They should be called Joint First Ministers

ALT Image: Two Equal Leaders = Two Equal Titles: The First Minister and deputy First Minister have exactly the same powers. They should be called Joint First Ministers

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Full paper: sdlp.ie/politics_for_the_comā€¦
Beyond constant crisis

Beyond constant crisis

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Its time to abandon Stormont. Not abandoning devolved Government as some want, but moving it away from the absurd, inaccessible mauseleoum at Stormont to somewhere more fitting and more accessible. Its part of an SDLP plan to build politics for the common good šŸ§µ
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@irish_newsNov 3
Replying to @irish_news
SDLP want to move the Assembly to Belfast city centre and get rid of Stormont irishnews.com/news/politics/ā€¦
SDLP want to move the Assembly to Belfast city centre and get rid of Stormont

SDLP want to move the Assembly to Belfast city centre and get rid of Stormont

It wants the imposing building, fronted by a statue of Edward Carson, leased or partially sold and the proceeds used to fund a new home in the city

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I'll be honest: I don't care. And I'm not alone. This place has no Budget and my constituents are fed up being told that DUP psychodrama is more important than their public services.
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Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has left the Democratic Unionist Party. bbc.in/4AtLxkL
Carla Lockhart: Upper Bann MP quits Democratic Unionist Party

Carla Lockhart: Upper Bann MP quits Democratic Unionist Party

Carla Lockhart: Upper Bann MP quits Democratic Unionist Party

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Is there anything more to life than post-Drumcree meltdown? Because you wouldnā€™t know it if you tuned into a lot of our media - notifications today from just one outlet (before you even turn on the radio).
Image from Claire Hanna (@ClaireHanna)
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Teachers, nurses and other public sector workers still don't have a pay deal for this year thanks to the Budget fiasco. And if the Executive can't agree a Budget they won't get one in time for Christmas wages and their winter fuel bills. This should be our focus - not parades.
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Daniel McCrossan had a few things to say to Jim Allister on the BBC last night. People are sick and tired of the shouting, division and constant threats to bring down Stormont. There are real problems facing our communities. Surely itā€™s time we started focusing on fixing them?
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ā€œBig daddy Jim Allisterā€, ā€œReverend Gastonā€ and Jamie Bryson, Daniel McCrossan had a few home truths for the DUP at Stormont yesterday. But beyond the exchanges, Danielā€™s message was clear: Itā€™s time to move beyond division and focus on issues affecting peopleā€™s everyday lives.
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An incredibly tough, but exceptionally rewarding career and helping to make a real difference in your community. I would urge people from all backgrounds and especially under-represented groups to apply. A successful service will be a representative one @SDLPlive
NI Policing Board (@NIPolicingBoard) profile pictureNI Policing Board
@NIPolicingBoardOct 12
As a Board we support and encourage people from right across the community to apply to this latest campaign!
The Board vice chair, PSNI chief constable and board chair stand holding recruitment posters for PSNI

ALT The Board vice chair, PSNI chief constable and board chair stand holding recruitment posters for PSNI

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After the toxicity, today the SDLP Opposition gets the focus back to what matters: people's lives and services. And in a first, I've an op-ed in the @News_Letter explaining how we build together rather collapse into divison. Delighted to be there šŸ‘‡ newsletter.co.uk/news/politiā€¦
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The absolute right decision. Now let those people live in peace, theyā€™ve been through far too much.
Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) profile pictureDarran Marshall@DarranMarshallOct 9
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant is to ban the #Drumcree parade. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw23ā€¦
Drumcree: Secretary of state Sir Chris Bryant bans contentious parade

Drumcree: Secretary of state Sir Chris Bryant bans contentious parade

The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.

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Both relief for ordinary people on the Garvaghy Road and sadness that our politics got dragged into this fiasco for weeks. The work of tackling division becomes more urgent - but most urgently, setting a Budget and offering people some sense of leadership.
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Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant is to ban the Drumcree parade. bbc.in/3TKop1C
Drumcree: Secretary of state Sir Chris Bryant bans contentious parade

Drumcree: Secretary of state Sir Chris Bryant bans contentious parade

The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.

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Pleased that Drumcree march canā€™t & wonā€™t take place. It should never have got permission + it must never do again. This has been a deliberate & wasteful problem, creating tensions & resource issues for the sheer hell of it. Time to get back on track & to drown out the wreckers
Claire Hanna (@ClaireHanna) profile pictureClaire Hanna
@ClaireHannaSep 29
Drumcree isnā€™t Green or Orange, itā€™s Past v Future.
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DUP have been bodysnatched by Jamie Bryson, and for what?
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GAA club co-founder in East Belfast, David McGreevy, is running to be an SDLP MLA. Six years ago, David helped build a club open to everyone, regardless of background. Now heā€™s running to represent East Belfast at Stormont for the SDLP.
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DUP have been smearing our party for 5 decades - weā€™ve been on the right side of the argument then and now. Claire Hanna MP (BSc LLM šŸ˜‡)
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Drumcree isnā€™t Green or Orange, itā€™s Past v Future.
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The SDLP has stood for civil rights, non violence & dialogue for 5 decades and counting.
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Iā€™m at the Garvaghy Road and I know people all over the place are worried about the moment weā€™re in.
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