ConservativesNI.com (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Speaking during the Nations and Regions session on Day One of the Conservative Party Conference, Owen Paterson said there was no reason why MPs from Northern Ireland could not be part of the Cabinet. Mr Paterson, who was joined on stage by Lord Trimble, also reaffirmed the Party’s commitment to field candidates in all parts of [...]
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
HOPEFULLY, there will be some debate on the subject of an Ulster Unionist serving in a future Tory cabinet during the Conservative conference. Shadow NI spokesman Owen Paterson says there’s no reason why it shouldn’t happen . Others would disagree , although oddly the DUP seems more concerned with trying to prevent a UUP-Tory link-up than allowing it to happen and reaping the rewards they claim would...
ConservativesNI.com (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Shadow Secretary of State Owen Paterson MP has today welcomed the confirmation that Belfast will hold a homecoming parade for RIR soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq on 2nd November. Commenting, Mr Paterson said, “This is great news and I can think of no better way to honour soldiers from every community- and both sides of [...]
ConservativesNI.com (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Commenting on the tenth anniversary of the Omagh bombing, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson MP said; “This was an appalling atrocity and on this sad anniversary all our thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones on that terrible day. The best way we can honour their memory is for [...]
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
A Conservative front-bencher, recently involved in a row over the use of public money for political surveys, looks set to embarrass his colleagues again after his own survey of local voters showed overwhelming support for Government action in three key policy areas. Owen Paterson recently published the results of a Conservative Party survey of his Shropshire North constituents despite the fact that...
Telegraph Blogs : Guests (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
The thing that has surprised the Conservatives most about their announcement this morning that they are seeking to forge a new alliance with the Ulster Unionist Party is that it didn't leak in advance. I gather that talks have been going on between the two parties for months, with Owen Paterson, the shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, making weekly...
ConservativeHome (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
Seats and Candidates: Glasgow East MP said to be set to quit over ill-health Platform: Dan Munford pays tribute to Owen Paterson's campaign for a train service from Mid-Wales to London Nile Gardiner on CentreRight: The plight of Christians in...
ConservativeHome's YourPlatform (Free subscription) | 28/06/2008
Dan Munford, Chairman of the I Want a Referendum Campaign in Wales, pays tribute to Owen Paterson's campaign for a new train service. America’s next first lady famously nearly ended her husband’s Presidential campaign with the truth that his popularity...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
The Shadow Secretary of State Owen Paterson is absolutely right to argue that the people of Northern Ireland should be involved in the political mainstream, playing an active part in the Labour and Conservative parties (Belfast Telegraph, June 19).
A Pint of Unionist Lite (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
I was alerted to an article that Owen Paterson, the Conservatives Spokesman on Northern Ireland, had contributed to the Belfast Telegraph last week; unfortunately having had a quick search through the paper’s site, I can’t locate it to link it up, but the gist and a few direct quotes are to be found on the NI Conservatives Site here : This bit, in particular, I found interesting: People in Northern...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Each month Julian Nicholson and I compile a list of the best media performers in the Shadow Cabinet using mentions on Lexis Nexis as the index. April 1 - David Cameron 1542 2 1 George Osborne 371 3 2 David Davis 208 4 - William Hague 157 5 -3 Owen Paterson 101 6 - Alan Duncan 95 7 8 Peter Ainsworth 87 8 - Michael Gove 77 9 3 Liam Fox 71 10 - Nick Herbert 68 11 2 Eric Pickles 63 12 2 Theresa Villiers...
ConservativesNI.com (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson is confident the Northern Ireland Investment Conference will be a success for the province. He has been calling on the Government to do more to encourage investment in Northern Ireland since taking office. Currently Government intervention accounts for more than two-thirds of the Northern Ireland economy. [...]
Entertainment Blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Los Angeles Times A futuristic, midcentury movie set for 'Speed Racer'Los Angeles Times, CA - 23 minutes agoWhile John Goodman tinkers with cars and Emile Hirsch races one in the Wachowski brothers' movie, Owen Paterson's bold colors and automobile paraphernalia …
Conservative Party (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
On the tenth anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, Owen Paterson has praised the progress it brought, but called for refines to be made to the political systems it introduced.
ConservativeHome's YourPlatform (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
Owen Paterson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, marks the anniversary of the Belfast Agreement with an analysis of its long-term effects. Today is the tenth anniversary of the Belfast Agreement. It was a turning point and we...
