Dup Manifesto 2019
Dup Manifesto 2019
Dup Manifesto 2019
the UK Moving
AGAIN
MANIFESTO
GENERAL ELECTION 2019
PARTY MANIFESTO Let’s Get the UK Moving AGAIN
Leader’s Message
T
he Democratic Unionist Party has set The outcome of this election is not assured. This
out our 12-point plan to deliver on the manifesto and our 12-point plan for a brighter
people’s priorities on health, education, future would be the basis on which we would
jobs, childcare and protecting the vulnerable negotiate with those seeking our support. We
through having a working Assembly back and will talk to both Conservatives and Labour but
an All-Party Executive in place. we are clear we will not support Jeremy Corbyn
We are now offering our manifesto for the United as Prime Minister.
Kingdom, the sister document for our plan to get Others seek a mandate to do nothing in this
Northern Ireland moving again. election – nothing in the Assembly and nothing in
For Northern Ireland to truly flourish then it needs Parliament. The DUP seeks a mandate to turn up, a
the United Kingdom to succeed and likewise for mandate to work, and a mandate for:
the UK to truly flourish it needs all its constituent • Working with others to get things done for
parts and regions to succeed. This can be aided by Northern Ireland.
a strong and unified voice for Northern Ireland in • Our plan to get Northern Ireland
Parliament. The DUP is that voice. Moving Again.
The UK needs to do much more to fulfil its true • Protect Northern Ireland’s place in the Union.
potential. This should include:
• No borders in the Irish Sea and protection of
• Delivering for Northern Ireland the UK single market after Brexit.
• Helping Family Incomes Grow • Keep Corbyn out of Downing Street.
• National Infrastructure Investment that Take time to read our manifesto and our 12-point
delivers for the UK plan for Northern Ireland.
• Truly Internationally Competitive
• Leaving the European Union as One
United Kingdom
• A Global UK
Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA - Leader,
• Our Green and Pleasant Land Democratic Unionist Party
• A Long-Term National Defence Approach
• Next Generation Unionism
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Deputy Leader/Parliamentary
Party Leader’s Message
A
t the last Westminster election, the The DUP voted against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
votes of people in Northern Ireland and we will use our votes and our influence to
helped return the strongest ever team seek to correct that which would endanger the
of DUP Members of Parliament. economic and constitutional position of Northern
Working together, the DUP has been able to Ireland within the United Kingdom.
speak up for Northern Ireland’s interests and Unionists cannot afford the luxury of staying
had the strength to deliver for people, securing at home, wasting their vote on candidates and
an additional £1.5 billion for Northern Ireland’s parties that cannot win, or voting for those who
hospitals, schools and roads. are at best ambivalent about the Union. The party
This investment has been making a real difference that has most Members of Parliament elected
in every community across Northern Ireland. This after this election will be seen as the voice of
is what can be delivered when you turn up but the Northern Ireland.
DUP wants to do more. The DUP has a positive plan for the future of
On 12th December, there is a new opportunity our country, and a track record of working for
to move Northern Ireland in the right direction; Northern Ireland. While others talk about delivery,
to elect people who believe in Northern we can stand over what has been achieved as a
Ireland and who will go and do the job they are result of the votes cast for our party.
elected them to do. On 12th December vote for the DUP plan for a
At this election we are seeking a positive mandate Brighter Future; vote to protect Northern Ireland’s
to send the strongest Unionist team to speak up place in the United Kingdom; vote to get Northern
for Northern Ireland at Westminster; Ireland Moving Again.
A mandate
• To protect Northern Ireland’s place in the
United Kingdom.
• To get Northern Ireland moving again with a Rt Hon Nigel Dodds
re-established Executive and Assembly. Deputy Leader, Democratic Unionist Party
• To deliver a strong DUP team which will not
support a Corbyn Government.
• To support a party that has delivered over £1.5
billion for everyone in Northern Ireland and
wants to get more done.
• To send a message that there can be no
borders in the Irish Sea.
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Manifesto Summary
10 Key Points
1.1 Delivering for 5 Leaving the European
Northern Ireland Union as One United
Northern Ireland needs represented by a Kingdom
strong team with the record of delivering
for all by working with other parties. The DUP is committed to a deal that
works for the whole of the United
Kingdom and which does not leave
Northern Ireland behind, with no border
2 Helping Family in the Irish Sea.
Incomes Grow
With austerity over, unemployment low
and the economy growing it is time to
6 A Global UK
ensure that people feel the benefits in A compassionate foreign aid programme
their incomes and in their lives. to support an effective voice across
the world for economic growth, human
rights and support for terrorist victims
3 National Infrastructure underpinned by a new approach to
immigration.
Investment that delivers
for the UK
7 Our Green and
Infrastructure investment that works for
the whole of the country and drives a re- Pleasant Land
balancing of the national economy.
A renewed approach to agricultural
support, a new UK wide approach to
environmental protection and a just
4 Truly Internationally transformation to meet the 2050 Net
Zero target.
Competitive
A plan to spread growth across the United
Kingdom driven by a business-friendly
environment with workers valued to drive
up productivity.
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9 Next Generation
Unionism
Reforming Parliament and politics and
reshaping the relationships with the
devolved institutions and pro-active
engagement and promotion of the ties
that bind us.
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• Nurture Provision received £1.3million, with investment from the national government over
a number of schools receiving £70,000 per 10-15 years to further bolster local economic
annum to support ongoing programmes. It is a growth and specialisation of economies. These
fact that this scheme would have been under funds are matched by investment from local
threat of closure but for C&S support. councils, devolved institutions and the private
• Early Years Pathway Fund, which supports sector. They aim to raise growth to the next
5,600 children by aiming to improve the level and help create the jobs of the future our
development of those most at risk of not children will need.
reaching their full potential within the school Prior to the agreement, no Council in Northern
system, has received £2.3 million. Ireland had ever had such a deal. No Northern
• Extended Schools have received £5.8 million, Ireland Council had ever been proposed for one
which has safeguarded the fund for the by the national government. The DUP made
foreseeable future. such growth deals a priority for Councils in
Northern Ireland.
Schools across Northern Ireland benefited from
this investment: This will be the long-lasting legacy of the
Confidence and Supply Agreement.
- Belfast, 126 schools receiving £2,328,726
- Londonderry City and Strabane, 71 schools
receiving £1,282,867
- Fermanagh and Omagh, 40 schools receiving
£576,632
- Causeway Coast and Glens, 41 schools receiving
£679,573
- Mid and East Antrim, 22 schools receiving
£387,493
- Antrim and Newtownabbey, 25 schools receiving
£440,988
- Mid Ulster, 22 schools receiving £360,896
- Lisburn and Castlereagh, 17 schools receiving
£318,839
- Ards and North Down, 15 schools receiving
£292,812
- Newry Mourne and Down, 67 schools receiving
£1,067,884
- Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, 27
schools receiving £494,292
The lasting effect of this real investment in real
lives will be to help our future generations achieve
a better, well-educated and ambitious future for
themselves as well as their community.
More Jobs
Many councils and parts of the United Kingdom
have made City and Growth Deals with the
national government. These deals represent extra
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National Infrastructure
Investment that delivers for the
United Kingdom
N
orthern Ireland is on the geographic In the midst of the fevered debate about the
periphery of the Atlantic Ocean, likelihood or viability of this connection too
British Isles and Europe. Even if within many have chosen to ignore the importance
Northern Ireland we had a fully upgraded of that route for business and people and
road network, expanding public transport, up the expensiveness of the NI-Scotland
to date airports, modern shipping ports and crossing currently, costs which are about to
the latest digital infrastructure the networks increase even more with the Shipping Low
and connectivity beyond our shores are Sulphur Surcharge. The route’s inclusion as a
crucial to us. European super-highway is a testament to its
What is built or not built in Great Britain matters importance but also deeply ironic since it is
to Northern Ireland. anything but super.
In particular, the A77 to the Central belt of
Spend Better – Cancel HS2 Scotland and the A75 to the North of England
The economic case for HS2 simply does not are badly maintained, under-invested and
stand up. The scale of investment in one route not fit for Northern Ireland’s purposes. With
cannot be justified. It is about making more of alternative routes for Scottish businesses, the
England a suburb of London than rebalancing and areas being lesser populated and not an SNP
expanding the economy of the United Kingdom, stronghold, the likelihood of them being made
and an unwillingness to stop a poor project simply a priority by the Scottish government is low.
because money has already been spent. Therefore, the DUP proposes:
The money should still be invested and spent • The national government should make
better on: investment in these roads a national
infrastructure priority, especially the A75 as
• Expansion of the public transport bus fleet and
Northern Ireland’s main connection to the
shifting it to alternative energies and away
Northern Powerhouse.
from diesel. Buses, often overlooked, are the
main form of public transport. Build Heathrow’s Third Runway
• For the rail network the priorities should be The UK needs more international air linkages and
the Northern Powerhouse Rail (HS3), overhaul following extensive research the conclusion is that
of bottlenecks in the UK rail system and the third runway at Heathrow represents the best
upgrading of rolling stock. solution for the UK. Such a positive and strategic
• Investment in the strategic road network intervention must also deliver for the regions of
including in more and better lorry park the UK.
facilities.
The expansion of Heathrow must be on the
• If the feasibility study on a bridge between condition of designated slots for regional
Northern Ireland and Scotland concludes interconnection and that this investment has an
positively, this should also be pursued with the impact across the UK. Northern Ireland is well
national government and devolved institutions placed to host one of the Heathrow construction
working together to take it forward.
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A Global UK
I
f the United Kingdom’s goal is a Global UK trade. Many Commonwealth members are
then it must ensure it has a clear plan and transforming economically and socially. The
strategy to achieve it. UK must seek to deepen these relationships
both on an individual and collective basis.
Foreign Development Aid
• Defending British Sovereignty - The DUP
The United Kingdom ranks amongst the most supports the people of the Falklands and
generous in the world in its commitment to Gibraltar. Their expressed desire to remain
Foreign Development Aid. According to the linked to the United Kingdom is admirable and
OECD’s Development Assistance Committee must be respected and if necessary defended.
the UK is the second largest donor in cash terms
and sixth largest donor in GNI contribution. This Libyan Assets and Victims
commitment is also reflected in the public support The weaponry supplied by the Libyan government
for many UK charities who work abroad. to the PIRA cost so many lives. The DUP supports:
The DUP supports: • UK victims properly compensated from the
• The UK target of 0.7% of Gross National Libyan seized assets.
Income (GNI) being dedicated to Foreign Aid. Defending Fundamental Human Rights
• The target should be on a 5-year rolling basis. The DUP successfully urged the government to take
The annual nature of the spending target can seriously international human rights abuses against
mean substantial amounts of money being Christians and other faith groups. This work needs
allocated in short-time frames and poorly to be continued in the next Parliament through:
spent. This maintains the commitment and • Retaining and strengthening role of the Special
ensures better value for money. Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief with
• A proportion of this new long-term budget necessary financial and administrative support.
should be assigned for environmental work • Implementation of the recommendations of
with a bond scheme considered to provide the Truro Review.
long-term investment for major initiatives
• Prioritising the protection of Freedom of
such as reforestation.
Religion and Belief and other human rights in
• Regular reviews of safeguarding practices by trade negotiations and trade deals, regardless
agencies supported through foreign aid to of the UK’s future relationship with the
prevent a repeat of past abuses by aid workers. European Union.
Representing British Interests Effectively • Retaining the Foreign Secretary’s Human
There must be a proactive and positive plan for UK Rights Advisory Group, and ensure that
global engagement: there are at least three representatives from
• Maintaining a diplomatic presence across civil society which specialise on Freedom of
the world - The UK’s influence on the world Religion and Belief.
stage and ability to be an effective player is Immigration system
dependent on a strong global presence and a The United Kingdom should develop a points-
Foreign and Commonwealth Office with first based immigration system that will be built
class people and skills. The next government around attracting the best of global talent to the
must ensure that such work is properly funded United Kingdom and addressing the skills gaps
with clear goals for what the UK wants and within our labour market.
needs to achieve.
The system must also address localised labour
• Commonwealth – The Commonwealth needs through not only a national skills gap list
countries represent a global network that but supplementary lists for the constituent parts
we have consistently underappreciated of the United Kingdom.
and underutilised especially on issues of
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• Government must also do more in terms The DUP is committed to an end to the
of encouraging British people to buy British remote management from Brussels and a new
through more and better advertising beginning for the fishing industry, to achieve
campaigns and revisiting Government this we will support:
procurement priorities.
• a new fisheries bill for the UK which
• Fairness and transparency in the food supply will ensure that we take back control of
chain is essential. Far too often farmers our territorial waters, secure fair quota
find themselves to be the weakest actors arrangements through annual fisheries
within the chain and are at the mercy of agreements, prioritise access to UK inshore
large supermarkets, food processors and zones to UK fishing vessels and deliver an
the food service sector who dictate price. environmentally responsible and sustainable
This has been especially true for the beef fisheries management regime. In order
sector in recent months. The powers of the to grow the opportunity for our fishing
Supermarket Ombudsman Office needs to industry we will work with national and
be revisited and strengthened so that unfair local government to improve facilities
practices are tackled. at harbours within Northern Ireland so
• Reform of the tax treatment of Conacre that greater amounts of our catch can
land should be undertaken so that there is a be landed and processed at local ports
greater incentive for land owners to release thereby boasting the local economy and
land for productive farming. employment prospects in coastal areas.
• We believe that animal heath schemes, like
the BVD eradication scheme, provide an Protecting Our National Natural Wealth
important vehicle to driving efficiency on Our land, our waters and our air are our natural
farms. This should be widened out to include wealth. It is a common desire that these
Johne’s disease in cattle. Tackling TB also should be passed on to the next generation in
needs a holistic approach, continuing with better condition than we found them. Many
the status quo will not solve the problem and of the issues around the environment do not
is at a massive cost to the taxpayer. stop at the boundaries of the constituent parts
• With the importance of reforestation, the of the United Kingdom nor the borders of the
new programme must encourage tree- United Kingdom. The integrated nature of our
planting and make agro-forestry a realistic economy reinforces the need to work together
and viable option for farmers and landowners and work well. Therefore, we believe a national
with the necessary re-skilling programmes to approach to environmental protection is what
enable them to re-focus their land use. is needed.
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The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial • The transition and transformation this involves
government department. This enables it to have: must be a just one for poorer sections of the
• a sufficient degree of independence from community and regions.
government Same Distance Travelled
• greater and more diverse range of expertise Each constituent part of the United Kingdom’s
than regional organisations could attract and work on climate action must be based on the
sustain. distinct opportunities and challenges they face.
• provides proper regional structures and The Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
integration into a national framework. recognises this and has recommended different
targets for the four constituent parts of the UK
• prevents duplication and ‘silo’ mentality. that would still enable the nation to achieve its
• provides a common framework of Net Zero target. The same distance travelled
enforcement. This helps maintain a level in each part of the UK will deliver the national
playing field for businesses across the UK. target but not require a common local target
everywhere. It must be recognised that Northern
The DUP believes this is the appropriate model
Ireland is the UK region with the greatest distance
and supports:
to travel and sectors that will be the most difficult
• An Office of Environmental Protection to transform.
based on the FSA model. This will provide In the recent CCC report on Net Zero, it
the best use of resources, access to highest recommended a target for Northern Ireland of 78-
expertise, best crisis management and a 80% reduction in CO2 by 2050. However, with no
consistency of approach. Assembly or Executive it has never been asked for
Northern Ireland has led the way in the United a formal recommendation. The DUP will:
Kingdom in reducing the use of plastic bags • Support a Northern Ireland Executive request
through the levy but we must do more at every for a formal recommendation from the CCC
level to reduce our dependence on single use on a CO2 2050 target.
plastic of all kinds and reduce its pollution of • Adopt that target and use the Programme for
our seas and the ensuing dangers to wildlife. Government and the strategies and plans that
The UK’s Net Zero Target – Northern flow from it to put it into practical action.
Ireland’s Contribution to a Just Transition Cleaner Transport and Cleaner Air
The United Kingdom is a world leader on climate The primary challenge of transport and air quality
action and this was reflected in Parliament’s is tackling the pollution from diesel engines and
decision to increase our CO2 target from 80% older vehicles. This can be achieved by:
of 1990 levels to Net Zero. The significance
and scale of this change should not be under- • Bringing forward the ban on sale of all new
estimated. With the exception of sustaining the conventionally powered petrol and diesel cars
NHS, it is the greatest long-term policy and to 2035.
financial challenge for all levels of government • A Diesel Scrappage Scheme targeted at cities
for decades to come. If poorly planned and and regions adopting Ultra Low Emission
implemented, these shifts in all aspects of our Zones or where diesel ownership levels are
lives can have a disproportionately negative greater than 30% of domestic vehicles.
impact on poorer sections of the community • Require the installation, checking and cleaning
and poorer regions of the UK. With higher levels of particulate matter filters on all petrol cars
of poverty and presently one of the less well- through the annual Ministry of Transport
developed regions of the United Kingdom, this (MOT) test. This is a very low-cost measure.
means it is vital for Northern Ireland that:
• The development of a national Compressed
• The national commitment is implemented National Gas Fuel network for HGVs, buses
fairly and properly resourced. and coaches.
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defence spending, a target we call ‘2% plus’ to 5. Playing a full role in international
plan for systematic defence spending increases. military and security relationships
In addition to this new target there should be The DUP supports our participation in
a long-term (5 year) capital settlement for NATO but shares the American concerns
equipment needs of the Armed Forces. This that other members are consistently failing
will enable better planning, sustainable defence to fulfil the minimum spending target.
contracts and as a result greater value for money. The development of the European Union
Defence Force attempts to hide this chronic
3. Full implementation of the Armed Forces underinvestment, and contributes to
Covenant across the United Kingdom incoherent responses to threats already dealt
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom with by existing international structures such
with both an immense contribution to, and debt as NATO and the United Nations.
to, our Armed Forces for the protection they
provided in the successful execution of Operation 6. A Cybersecurity leader for the
Banner. This is partly why fulfilling the Military United Kingdom
Covenant is particularly important for us. Cyber activity continues to evolve as a dominant
We believe that the Military Covenant should be threat to global security. The knowledge
reviewed and updated. The DUP supports the economy in Northern Ireland has developed a
introduction of the Office for Veterans Affairs to cybersecurity specialism and DUP believes this
co-ordinate cross government efforts to ensure is a critical area where Northern Ireland could
the Covenant is fully implemented. The DUP is contribute to countering the growing threat to
conscious how equality legislation in Northern national and global security. We support the
Ireland has been used to hamper the fulfilment expansion of cybersecurity research and the
of both the spirit and the practical elements of creation of a National Cyber Security ‘hub’ in
the Covenant here. It wishes to see this situation Northern Ireland.
ended and veterans in Northern Ireland to be 7. Investing in a success story –
treated equally to veterans right across the United Northern Ireland and Reserve Forces
Kingdom. The DUP also believes that British
military veterans living in the Republic of Ireland The contribution and role of Reserve Forces is
should also have unfettered access to the benefits a key element of Defence capability. Northern
of the Covenant. Ireland’s contribution to UK reserves is
disproportionate to our size and this contribution
For serving soldiers the DUP supports the needs to be matched by the necessary
recommendation of the Defence Select investment in facilities and infrastructure in
Committee to remove Crown Protection to force Northern Ireland. The DUP wants a £15m
action to reduce deaths in training. investment package to upgrade reserve training
4. Maintaining our independent nuclear facilities at Ballykinler, Enniskillen, Ballymena,
deterrent, and tackling nuclear proliferation Coleraine, Londonderry and Belfast.
The DUP supports the UK’s independent nuclear As recognition of past service the DUP will
deterrent and will continue to support Trident’s support:
renewal. We believe the UK should use all A new Combined Military Museum for Northern
international forums to completely overhaul the Ireland in partnership with national museums to
approaches to counter proliferation and prevent develop a prestigious tourist attraction.
the likes of Iran and North Korea developing and
further proliferating such capabilities. We believe 8. A review of the present
that all of the funding of the nuclear deterrent terrorism legislation
programme should be ring-fenced outside of the The DUP believes that considering the multi-
Defence budget, recognising the unique nature of faceted evolving and insidious nature of the
this National critical strategic asset. terrorist threat it is time to review whether
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present arrangements need to be updated or Kingdom, should be welcomed when they choose
upgraded. to settle in the UK. The DUP supports:
This review should include: • Waiving indefinite leave to remain fees for
• An updated legal framework for intelligence former service personnel and their families
led anti-terrorism investigations and applying to take up their right to settle here.
operations in the UK 11. Resisting attempts to rewrite the past.
• A UK wide definition of a victim which Ninety percent of those who died during the
excludes perpetrators. Troubles were killed by paramilitaries yet the
• Changes to the glorification of terrorism balance of investigations is disproportionately
offences with an examination of the 20-year against former police officers and soldiers. A one-
time limit. sided approach only serves those who want to
re-write the past and glorify terrorism.
• Consideration of Intelligence and Security
Committee membership representing all It is only natural that the public are outraged to
regions of the UK see former soldiers who stood against the brutal
terrorism of the seventies and eighties instigated
9. Legal Protections for Soldiers and Veterans by the IRA, now being hounded while those who
The fundamental failures of the Iraq hid behind balaclavas to avoid justice are given
Historical Investigations Team (IHAT) and the ‘hero’ status and places on Policing Boards.
disproportionate focus upon security personnel Our troubled past can only be dealt with
in Legacy Investigations demonstrate a clear effectively in an honest and holistic manner,
need to provide better protections for those who not the partial way republicans would wish.
saw active service or contributed to the fight Government needs to ensure terrorists are
against terrorism. With IHAT veterans hounded pursued, with full police powers to conduct
on a series of false allegations and in Northern effective and comprehensive investigations and
Ireland Legacy Cases almost all security force arrest suspects. We will do everything we can
related deaths are being reinvestigated while to assist innocent victims to obtain a measure
only a fraction of paramilitary killings have of justice.
been. The Defence Select Committee proposed
a Qualified Statute of Limitations. The DUP 12. Bringing Armed Forces Day
recognises the importance of all service to Northern Ireland
personnel upholding the very highest standards It is unacceptable that Northern Ireland has
in order to maintain the reputation of the forces never hosted the main national event for Armed
and the colleagues they serve alongside. We are Forces Day in the UK. The DUP wish to see
supportive in principle of exploring protections Northern Ireland host the main national event
for the armed forces where they would not lead at some point in the life of the next Parliament
to an amnesty or be restricted to operations and regularly thereafter. It would be a welcome
outside the United Kingdom. addition to a programme of events to celebrate
10. Valuing Soldiers’ Service Northern Ireland’s Centenary in 2021.
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• Expand the role and importance of the under- In terms of cultural wealth and linkages the
utilised British Irish Council based upon the DUP supports:
Nordic Council model. • The establishment of an organisation to
• Overhaul the Joint Ministerial Committee, promote and encourage interaction, dialogue,
or replace it with a more effective and practical collaboration around our British
alternative for co-ordination and identity and developing deeper relationships
collaborative working between HMG and between all parts of the UK, be they cultural,
devolved governments. business, sporting or any other sphere. We
• National UK Departments to carry out envisage a new body or structure that would
administrative operations in Northern Ireland. have a wealth of opportunities for research,
education, advocacy, media, conferences and
• Legislation to support the democratic exhibitions. Cultural connections could be a
process across the UK by reducing the scope key part of its work.
for voter fraud.
• National Access to our National Cultural
• Legislation to reform the House of Lords Wealth - National cultural institutions have
making it: become less London centric but they remain
• Smaller than the House of Commons. too England centric. Access to our national
cultural wealth is not enjoyed equally, and
• The election of two-thirds of its what practical barriers do exist do not justify
membership through a list system this. The DUP supports a new National
with seats allocated on the basis Cultural Wealth Plan to increase touring
of strengthening the regional exhibitions, display artefacts in other national
representation. museums and create shared exhibition space
• Reform its practices and traditions to reflect across the UK for the likes of the Imperial War
the changes in its representation. Museum, V&A or Tate Gallery to place long
and short-term exhibitions.
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