SDLP leader John Hume has stepped down from the Northern Ireland Assembly. Speaker Lord Alderdice confirmed he had received a letter from the Nobel peace laureate announcing his decision.

The leader of the Assembly Opposition, the SDLP’s Matthew O’Toole, was, however, scathing in his assessment of the programme, branding it “late, limp and listless”. “This document ...

A suspended SDLP councillor has been accused of supporting a second man accused of rape, describing the individual, who had a history of abuse, as “a friend of mine”. Brian Tierney recently ...

Sinn Féin, Alliance and the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) have said they will not attend the White House's celebrations Stormont parties and executive ministers usually travel to the ...

A plan by the two governments to potentially engage with paramilitaries to encourage them to disband does not have the endorsement of the Executive Office, the First Minister has said. Michelle O ...

The Executive's Programme for Government (PfG) will be judged on whether it will improve the lives and prospects of ordinary people, SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA has said. He was ...

The meeting was due to be held on Wednesday morning but it emerged late on Tuesday night that further work is required, with the SDLP's Matthew O'Toole calling the delay a "farce". Speaking in the ...

The SDLP's Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole has said that the Executive’s failure to deliver their Programme for Government as planned underlines the dysfunction within it. Ministers had ...

The SDLP has ruled out attending any events for St Patrick’s Day in Washington DC next month. Traditionally, political leaders from across the island travel to the US capital every March to take part ...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and US President Joe Biden during the St Patrick’s Day reception and shamrock ceremony in 2024 (Niall Carson/PA) However, SDLP leader Claire Hanna said her party will not take ...

SDLP leader Claire Hanna condemned online abuse directed towards party colleague Lillian Seenoi Barr. The NI Executive's programme for government is officially unveiled after being presented to ...