Sammy Wilson

Three-year-old Reya Mercer officially declares Hillmount Carrick open, included are the Mayor of Mid & East Antrim Borough, Alderman William McCaughey and David, Robin and Alan Mercer. Photo: submitted

New garden centre creates 10 jobs following £1.5m investment

Pictured, from left: Alpha Housing Chief Executive Cameron Watt, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA, the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Alderman William McCaughey, East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson, and Mike Martin from the Martin Property Group. Picture: Darren Kidd / Press Eye

Video: Work begins on 24 new high-quality apartments in Whitehead

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking in Tonbridge, Kent after Reform made significant gains in English local elections. Photo: PA/PA Wire

Unionists should focus on Nigel Farage's 'anti-European Union' stance - Wilson

Despite the UK leaving the EU, Northern Ireland must follow decisions by the Court of Justice of the European Union in certain areas, due to the Windsor Framework.

Windsor Framework will likely impact Supreme Court's landmark sex ruling - MP

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to meet British Steel workers in Appleby Village Hall near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

DUP backs nationalisation of Chinese-owned British steel plant

Mid and East Antrim Mayor, Alderman Beth Adger MBE who has died. Pic supplied by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Tributes pour in following death of Mid and East Antrim Mayor

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has questioned how long it will be before checks on NI to GB goods are expanded. The government has promised "unfettered access" to the Great Britain market for Northern Ireland businesses.

Wilson: Dual standards are being applied to Irish Sea border arrangements

Andrew McNickle, Project Manager for Governors Place, Sammy Wilson MP for East Antrim, Minister Gordon Lyons, MLA for East Antrim & Justin McClay Director of Ballygood Estates on site at Governors Place, Carrickfergus. Picture: Matt Mackey

New £2m apartment complex aims to bring fresh energy to Carrickfergus

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Irish state papers: NIO ‘as big an enemy as SF’ - Wilson

Larne Bus Station. Photo: Google

'Worker friendly' stops urged on express bus link route

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson, Gordon Lyons MLA and Cheryl Brownlee MLA with postal workers at Larne delivery office. Photo:submitted

MP's 'newfound appreciation' of service as Royal Mail responds to festive demand

The Department for Infrastructure has responded to concerns about the removal of gritting services from Kilwaughter to Antrim. (Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.)

Department moves to clarify future of Kilwaughter depot

East Antrim UUP MLA John Stewart backed the day of action at Medicare High Street, Carricfergus. (Pic: Medicare).

NPA to ballot members following day of action

DfI says there is plenty of work required on the road network (stock image).

Mid and East Antrim 'neglected' claim rejected by roads authority

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

East Antrim sub-postmasters urged to share experiences to help Horizon Inquiry

Sellers on popular sites like Amazon and Ebay are already deciding they won't continue to sell to NI because of the burden of new EU rules due later this year, DUP MP Sammy Wilson says.

Sellers ‘pull out of NI’ over new EU regulations

Ballot boxes being opened at the last Assembly election which saw gains for nationalists and Alliance.

Parties set out last minute pitches to voters

Sammy Wilson says Alliance have nothing to offer unionist voters.

DUP: Alliance a ‘lost cause’ to unionists

DUP veteran Sammy Wilson has said the party backed a mutual enforcement to the Irish Sea border in the past but the government and EU rejected it. Photo: PA

Wilson and Allister in row over parties’ records

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has set out his party's vision for the country - including plans for Northern Ireland. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Labour committed to Irish Sea border

Sammy Wilson, DUP candidate for East Antrim, has slammed the Irish government's 'hypocrisy' on the border

Wilson: 'False' Irish border arguments exposed

The TUV and Reform UK leaderships signing a pact earlier this year, which was fundamentally undermined by new leader Nigel Farage on Monday.

Allister: 'no regrets' over Reform pact

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has received the personal endorsement of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Habib accuses DUP men of 'taking advantage' of Farage

Voters across East Antrim will be going to the polls on July 4. (Pic: Press Eye).

Parties select candidates for July 4 poll

The DUP's policy of removing EU law in Northern Ireland has left more questions than answers about what trade arrangements it would prefer. Sammy Wilson says the party will be arguing for 'mutual enforcement' to replace the Windsor Framework. Photo: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire

Wilson: DUP will back ‘mutual enforcement’

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton Harris during their visit to Belfast yesterday on the General Election campaign trail. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Wilson: Tories have 'damaged NI irrevocably'

DUP MP Sammy Wilson told the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron in a Westminster committee yesterday that there are increasing numbers of checks being conducted “to the point that DEFRA are not releasing the figures”.

Wilson: Government's data release policy is admission that checks not reduced

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said the treaty relating to Gibraltar is different from the NI Protocol. He said: “This is a treaty which if you don’t like it, it has termination clauses – you can leave it”.

Cameron: Gibraltar deal different from Protocol because 'you can leave it'

Conservative MP and former home secretary Suella Braverman says the Windsor Framework is undermining Northern Ireland's place within the UK.

Braverman: Windsor Framework not working

DUP MP Sammy Wilson, speaking alongside Gavin Robinson MP in the House of Commons, on a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill debate in 2019. Both DUP men have raised issues around the Windsor Framework's limit on the ability of the UK government to legislate in Northern Ireland on issues such as immigration. Credit UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor

Rwanda judgement: 'serious implications' for NI

Questions have been raised for months on whether Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda policy to "stop the boats" will be fully applicable in Northern Ireland because of the Windsor Framework. Photo: James Manning/PA Wire

Belfast court to rule on Rwanda law in NI

Celebration time for Larne FC as the team receives the Gibson Cup at Inver Park. Photo: Andrew McCarroll / Pacemaker

Football club's back-to-back titles hailed in House of Commons

DUP Education Minister Paul Givan - seen here taking part in a ceili dance during a visit to Irish language-medium school - would be a popular choice with traditionalist elements of the party for the deputy leadership. He was appointed First Minister during Edwin Poots brief tenure as DUP leader. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Vacant deputy leader post has ability to reopen old divides within DUP

Jim Allister's party says the unionist electorate can't be expected to unite behind the DUP after every crisis it has. Photo: Presseye/Stephen Hamilton

TUV: Voters ‘can’t back DUP after every crisis’

Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus. Pic: Google Maps

Co Antrim hotel's asylum accommodation role to cease

TUV leader Jim Allister addresses Tuesday night's meeting in Carrickfergus Orange Hall

Jim Allister: 'Protocol implementers' are dividing unionism - not the TUV

The former DUP deputy leader Lord (Nigel) Dodds and Lord Morrow the DUP party chair. They say: "It is obvious that the battle on the Irish Sea border is not over." Photo Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press

DUP officers defiant: 'there is still a border in the Irish Sea'

Outside court on Thursday, Michelle O'Neill's solicitor said she was satisfied with the outcome. Picture: Press Eye (archive image)

Resolution reached in libel action taken by Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill

Cllr Peter Johnston, Gordon Lyons MLA, principal Mrs A Irvine and Sammy Wilson MP. Photo submitted by DUP

New-build campaigners to invite education authorities to split site school

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (third from left) and colleagues Sammy Wilson MP and Gordon Lyons MLA are welcomed to Larne Port. Photo submitted by the DUP

DUP leader hears of potential developments at site during Larne Port visit

Members of the community gathered to watch the Craigyhill bonfire being completed at the weekend. Photo by: AmandaAnne McWhinney, AWP, Bangor.

Parliamentary praise for 'world's tallest bonfire'

Halifax Larne. Image by Google maps

Larne branch of Halifax to close later this year