Doug Beattie
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 58 |
| Born | Hampshire |
| United Kingdom | |
| Party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Residence | Portadown |
| United Kingdom | |
| County Armagh | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Northern Ireland | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Soldier |
| Politician | |
| Books | Reaper |
| Task Force Helmand: A Soldier's Story of Life, Death and Combat on the Afghan Front Line | |
| An Ordinary Soldier: Afghanistan : a Ferocious Enemy : a Bloody Conflict : One Man's Impossible Mission | |
| Awards | Military Cross |
| Date of birth | October 13,1965 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Position | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland since 2016 |
| Education | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Battleswar | The Troubles |
| Kosovo War | |
| Iraq War | |
| War in Afghanistan | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 439214 |
Doug Beattie Life story
Douglas Ricardo Beattie MC MLA is a Northern Irish politician and former member of the British Army, who has been leader of the Ulster Unionist Party since 27 May 2021. He has been a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Upper Bann since 2016. He is characterised as a 'progressive' and 'liberal' unionist.
Downing Street deletes post about Northern Ireland with Irish flag
... Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said the post showed Westminster did not " understand us or know us" and used the incident to reiterate his support for a return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland...
Simon Byrne: DUP submits no confidence motion in chief constable
... Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said the chief constable should step down and " controlled change" was needed at the top of the organisation...
PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne has to resign, says DUP
... " Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said he could not have confidence in the senior management team of the PSNI and that questions need to be answered on whether there was political interference in the disciplining of the officers, perceived or actual...
Kneecap at Féile an Phobail: The Irish rappers who want to rile you up
... DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the mural was " offensive to every serving police officer in Northern Ireland and to many in the wider community" while UUP leader Doug Beattie accused the group of " foster(ing) hatred" and " grooming a new generation of young people with insidious messaging"...
NI council elections 2023: Restore Stormont Executive now, Sinn Féin urges
... The leaders of both parties, Doug Beattie and Colum Eastwood, dismissed any suggestion they would leave their positions after the election...
NI council elections 2023: Sinn Féin on track to win most seats
... The Ulster Unionist Party has also been facing a battle to hold its ground but its leader Doug Beattie said unionism was likely to take a hit across the board...
Starmer to urge Sunak to put NI above 'Brexit purity cult'
... Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said the protocol negotiations were were being kept " tight" and that he did not see " much light coming out of them"...
Dungannon Road: Three dead and five injured after crash near Cookstown
... " In a tweet, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Doug Beattie said: " I just can t imagine the horror those who survived have endured and the scene faced by the emergency services...
Downing Street deletes post about Northern Ireland with Irish flag
By Amy StewartBBC News NI
A Social Media post about Northern Ireland which used an Irish tricolour has been removed by 10 Downing Street.
An edited version of the Instagram post has now been uploaded without The Flag .
The Post was about an event in Downing Street on Sunday featuring Northern Ireland businesses.
The Irish tricolour is The National flag of The Republic of Ireland and has no official status in Northern Ireland , although it is used by many Irish nationalists.
Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie said The Post showed Westminster did not " understand us or know us" and used The Incident to reiterate his support for a return to power-sharing in Northern Ireland .
" We Are better served with devolved government, " He Said .
" There are people Out There who want to hand all the devolved power we have back to Westminster and here is what Westminster is doing, " he told the Nolan Show.
" They don't understand Northern Ireland . "
Northern Ireland has been without a devolved government at Stormont since February 2022 when the Democratic Unionist Party walked out in
However he added that The Post was a simple mistake and added: " I don't get all wound up about flags. "
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.On Tuesday morning, Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker posted on X, formerly Twitter, saying " good morning from Northern Ireland " preceded by a union flag emoji.
The tweet featured a picture of his jacket with a lapel pin of the union flag and the Ulster banner.
The Ulster banner was The Flag of the former Northern Ireland Parliament - which was abolished in 1973 - and also has no official status in Northern Ireland , although it is used by some sports teams.
Downing Street has been contacted for comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
