Mike Nesbitt said ( about Stephen Farry ) : “Mr Farry is wrong on all sorts of levels,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, June 21, 2021 3:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

irishexaminer Monday, June 14, 2021 10:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 10:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 9:48:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

chesterfirst Monday, June 14, 2021 9:34:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister [PAUL GIVAN)]need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

irishtimes Monday, June 14, 2021 2:08:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 12:14:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 12:07:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

kentonline Monday, June 14, 2021 11:29:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He was running around like a little kid on Christmas morning after opening a present he always wanted,”

mlive Friday, June 11, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It’s always an interesting atmosphere,” “There’s a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’ and they’re having a good time. When Justin threw that last one, it wasn’t just Western people who were excited for him. The other people were cheering, too”

mlive Friday, June 11, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It shows her character, first of all,” “And all these kids and what they’ve gone through as a whole, how many times have they been knocked down since COVID began in March? They’ve all had to get back up and get after it. And Karissa literally did it”

mlive Monday, June 7, 2021 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Three of them had never been in a state meet before for track, so to perform like that is pretty exciting,”

mlive Monday, June 7, 2021 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “If you have a good mixture of endurance and speed, you can be competitive in this event,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “All the kids look forward to that relay,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “We can’t look at it like 2019 and say ‘We going there to win.’ Those opportunities are few and far between,” “But we have the type of team to be in the hunt for top-8. If there’s a team with a lot of upswing, it’s going to be us”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “You have to be willing to hurt because it’s definitely two and a half minutes of uncomfortableness,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “I raised this alarming news at my first meeting of the Stormont Economy Committee this morning and am glad the committee has agreed to write to Invest NI seeking clarity regarding a number of redundancy announcements from the company,”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:37:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt asked : “NI Direct records 337 electric charging points across Northern Ireland. Anecdotally I’ve been told up to half are not working at any given time. Could the minister confirm that?”

belfasttelegraph Monday, May 24, 2021 7:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He’s helped out a lot in the pits this year,”

mlive Saturday, May 15, 2021 5:53:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Politicians must avoid the urge to use Friday's events to be divisive and drag us backwards. Instead, we must learn lessons and move forward together"

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, February 9, 2021 9:56:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about Edwin Poots ) : “Very sorry to hear Edwin Poots’ news and wishing him a full, speedy and successful procedure”

msn-uk Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Jon Boutcher ) : "I was very surprised to hear that Jon Boutcher had attended the Lambeth Palace legacy talks given the position that he holds in heading up Operation Kenova,"

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 7, 2020 12:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Unless the Justice Minister is prepared to publish the legal advice she has received, she will be open to accusations of hiding behind it,"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:45:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He could have chosen not to run,” “But being a senior, he wanted to get out there”

mlive Wednesday, October 28, 2020 3:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Naomi Long ) : "I have been informed that the chair and the chief executive have discussed the matter and passed it on to Naomi Long, who under Schedule 1 of the Police Act 2000 does have the power (to act). "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 24, 2020 10:53:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Strikingly, Scotland, England and Wales have already said that they will continue with their support for those who receive school meals through the summer,” “I would appeal to the Education Minister and the Executive to make sure that children in Northern Ireland do not miss out”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:41:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "If a child needs state intervention in May and June, they will need it in July and August,"

bbc Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This has been a stressful and difficult period for me and unfortunately I have made some very poor decisions," "I am remorseful and apologise. I shall not return during lockdown"

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:28:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This has been a stressful and difficult period for me and unfortunately I have made some very poor decisions," "I am remorseful and apologise. I shall not return during lockdown"

belfasttelegraph Monday, May 4, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “The minister said it is a price we must pay; I don’t think it is”

pressandjournal Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “The minister said it is a price we must pay; I don’t think it is”

chesterfirst Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “They’re doing a bunch of necessary cleaning and painting and doing what they can to get the bowling center looking good,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “When we do the remodel, we’ll be gutting the interior,” “We can’t afford to do the remodel we want to do until we sell some property we bought in Nampa. We originally bought some bare land in Nampa to build a pizza parlor. It turned out it was way too expensive (for what we wanted)”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Back in 1971, there wasn’t another Papa’s Pizza anywhere in the valley,” “Now even in Idaho, there’s Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s, Papa Tom’s, Papa this and Papa that”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “We wanted to get a name that was unique to us and a better fit for what we perceive as an Idaho-centric theme,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “It seems like a city that cares about its people. Everything that we saw made it come across as a good family-oriented city, and that’s what we depend upon,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “They’re doing a bunch of necessary cleaning and painting and doing what they can to get the bowling center looking good,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “When we do the remodel, we’ll be gutting the interior,” “We can’t afford to do the remodel we want to do until we sell some property we bought in Nampa. We originally bought some bare land in Nampa to build a pizza parlor. It turned out it was way too expensive (for what we wanted)”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Back in 1971, there wasn’t another Papa’s Pizza anywhere in the valley,” “Now even in Idaho, there’s Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s, Papa Tom’s, Papa this and Papa that”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “We wanted to get a name that was unique to us and a better fit for what we perceive as an Idaho-centric theme,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “It seems like a city that cares about its people. Everything that we saw made it come across as a good family-oriented city, and that’s what we depend upon,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Barry McGuigan ) : "As a sports reporter, I was there when Barry McGuigan won the featherweight title at Loftus Road in London in 1985. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Barney was just an ordinary bloke but he was so driven. His gym was one of the most prestigious in the world. That did wonders for Northern Ireland's reputation at a time when we were known for all things bad"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about Seamus Mallon ) : “Very sad to hear of the death of Seamus Mallon. He was a tough character but with a big heart and a deep thinker about our future”

theirishworld Friday, January 24, 2020 9:31:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “We need the DUP and Sinn Fein to show leadership by making a decision today”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 9, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “Then more recently it was Scottish nationalists, but actually it’s English nationalism which is posing the existential threat to the future of the union”

belfasttelegraph Friday, December 13, 2019 4:39:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt told : "North Down has a reputation of being a constituency apart, where the votes don't follow the traditional orange and green trend,"

belfasttelegraph Monday, November 11, 2019 8:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “She ran on pure guts throughout the season and ended up 40th in the state,” “My guess is she passed 20-30 bodies in the last mile”

mlive Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:28:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "One thing the BBC needs to be reminded of is that it must learn to understand and acknowledge the diversity of its workforce. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, August 3, 2019 10:32:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "If the Secretary of State wants people to believe that the new Government is truly a problem-solving, confidence-building administration, there is no better place to start than with the swift introduction of the legislation"

belfasttelegraph Friday, July 26, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I do not speak for unionism, in fact, nobody does"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, July 20, 2019 1:16:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "The parties are keen to continue to discuss the practical outworkings of these agreements, such as how we ensure redress monies are directed to victims and survivors rather than legal representatives, but today's agreement removes all obstacles to Mrs Bradley finally introducing legislation at Westminster. "

northernirelandnews Friday, June 7, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It was a good day for victims and survivors of institutional abuse, and an encouraging day for devolution,”

northernirelandnews Friday, June 7, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "The parties are keen to continue to discuss the practical outworkings of these agreements, such as how we ensure redress monies are directed to victims and survivors rather than legal representatives, but today's agreement removes all obstacles to Mrs Bradley finally introducing legislation at Westminster. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, June 6, 2019 8:57:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It was a good day for victims and survivors of institutional abuse, and an encouraging day for devolution,”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:45:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Nationalists would say we were being undemocratic; the rules have been set by the Belfast and subsequent agreements, which you signed up to, so you’ll just have to suck it up. But the important thing about this proposal is that it is a challenge to nationalism from an icon of nationalism,”

theirishworld Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:44:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It was quite a battle for him over the years because there were so many good hurdlers in our region," "He was getting third, fourth or fifth but they were all behind state-level hurdlers. Now they've graduated and it's his turn to move up"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It may be labeled as an individual sport to an extent, but it takes a team effort to win championships,"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I was curious to see exactly what they could do because they weren't at full strength," "But they just went out and kicked butt"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "In suggesting the issue should be included in the discussions over the Programme for government, Mrs Bradley is suggesting victims become pawns in a negotiation, potentially bartered against the issues that are holding up the restoration of devolution. "

RTERadio Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Simon Zebo ) : "The fan set out to be deliberately abusive whereas Simon used inappropriate language, and I don't think deliberately so. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:44:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Someday, Northern Ireland will vote as a normal democracy. We will vote in a post-sectarian election,” “But it is now clear that it will not happen during the duration of my political life”

therepublic Saturday, March 4, 2017 5:33:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We all know why we are here and I will make my statement and leave the stage. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, March 4, 2017 11:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I led into this election. I was the one who argued it should be a referendum on RHI and on ten years of the DUP and Sinn Féin leading our Executive government. "

RTERadio Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:38:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It’s a dry day so hopefully that will mean a high turnout,”

wandsworthguardian Friday, March 3, 2017 12:34:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It's a dry day so hopefully that will mean a high turnout,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Arlene Foster is attempting to strike fear into the hearts of unionists over the prospect of Gerry Adams being able to implement his vision from the First Minister's office,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 1, 2017 4:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Now Theresa May says she wants the lowest corporation tax in the G20 - I am actually not sure what that is - and you have got Mr Trump saying he's going to slash corporation tax in the United States and he wants to repatriate jobs, so we need a whole new economic model," "If our own rate of corporation tax isn't a busted flush, it's certainly pretty close to it and we need to think again about other policies"

RTERadio Wednesday, February 15, 2017 7:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Well, I will be standing square behind that notion and I will be transferring from my Ulster Unionist votes to the SDLP”

derryjournal Monday, February 13, 2017 4:15:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This is dysfunctionality on an unprecedented scale,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Just when you think the Renewable Heat Incentive fiasco could not get any stranger, we have the bizarre twist that, in effect, the Executive through its top legal advisor is suing itself. This is dysfunctionality on an unprecedented scale. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We bear no ill-will to those who cherish the Irish language. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:23:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Whoever phoned the police is obviously a good neighbour and citizen"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "I have had more reaction than we have had to any election broadcast," "It is a bit Marmite. I would say it is four or five to one positive. We set out to provoke a reaction because we are very conscious that apathy could be the winner, and we have succeeded"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It is time that special advisers became subject to the Northern Ireland Civil Service disciplinary process to ensure public confidence in their accountability. "

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "The election of the Speaker can no longer be subject to a carve-up between the two largest parties. We want to see future Speakers elected through a secret ballot of MLAs"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Whoever phoned the police is obviously a good neighbour and citizen"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Donald Trump has been democratically elected as President of the United States. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:46:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "For many years we have had a totally unacceptable position from the Irish Government that was 'do as I say, not as I do'. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, January 28, 2017 2:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "You are vindicated but you have not had redress - you are only halfway there"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:07:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ross has served his country as member of the RUCR and then continued to serve the community through politics. He has given years of loyal service to the Ulster Unionist Party and to the people of West Tyrone whom he represented,” “He will be greatly missed by me and the rest of his colleagues in the Assembly group and, of course, by the people of West Tyrone who he has served so diligently”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:56:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We must find a way to end this"

bbc Monday, January 23, 2017 5:11:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Of all the people who will suffer because of this current political impasse, victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse are at the forefront. "

belfasttelegraph Friday, January 20, 2017 5:54:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Martin McGuinness ) : "Martin McGuinness's politics are very different from mine but there is no escaping that he has been a major influence over the 10 years since the DUP decided to work with Sinn Fein in Stormont Castle"

belfasttelegraph Friday, January 20, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "It is referendum time. You can have more of the same or you can have change. We are for change"

belfasttelegraph Monday, January 16, 2017 5:51:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This is well past the time to try to defend yourself with reference to rules and precedents only. The Speaker, like all of us, must be sensitive to doing the right thing by the public. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, January 14, 2017 12:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Deputy First ) : "This is not the way to resolve the RHI scandal. Sinn Fein should have stayed, to hold the First Minister to account, to force a public inquiry and to vote on the much-needed cost controls on the scheme. "

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 10, 2017 11:10:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt asked ( about Arlene Foster ) : "Why should the people of Northern Ireland be denied access to over £600m of Government money because Mrs Foster cannot manage her department? We are seeking urgent clarification from Treasury on the status of the £660m. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:50:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “I think we’ve got to the point where among the public in Northern Ireland, the reputation of the Stormont government is in the gutter,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 19, 2016 7:14:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "She clearly stated knowledge of alleged intimidation of female colleagues, yet with no apparent discharge of her duty of care to intervene,"

bbc Sunday, December 18, 2016 5:00:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Here for the first time is proof that Mrs Foster's fingerprints are on the decision-making process that has resulted in the biggest financial scandal in the history of Northern Ireland. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:11:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Arlene Foster ) : "Mrs Foster remains in denial. Today's interviews were all about blaming everyone but herself. "

sundayworld Tuesday, December 13, 2016 2:31:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt wrote ( about David Caldwell ) : “Unsurprisingly, Gillian and Mavis feel re-traumatised by these allegations and now find themselves in the worst possible position, in that there is now a suggestion David’s life could have been saved, but no facts to prove or disprove the notion,”

derryjournal Tuesday, October 11, 2016 12:38:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Deputy First ) : "In addition to the use of the Royal Prerogative to appoint the new Executive press secretary, the power has been exercised by the First and Deputy First Ministers on two further occasions since May 2007,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:29:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "There is an NCA investigation, which is an investigation - it is not a convenient excuse to ignore the will of this House"

belfasttelegraph Monday, September 26, 2016 8:25:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Animal cruelty in its worst form continues to regularly take place in Northern Ireland. There have been appalling stories of animals being starved, attacked and used to fight one another. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:16:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Whilst we have the toughest penalties for animal cruelty of anywhere in the UK or Ireland, including a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, it is a matter of huge regret that they are still not being forcefully applied. This has caused sickening scenes of offenders walking free from court and jeering," "There have been several cases in recent times which have been labelled as horrific but for which only lenient sentences have been handed down. If offenders in these cases are simply being let off with a slap on the wrist, our sentencing system will never act as a proper deterrent,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:16:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This raises issues on three levels - the Committee of the Executive Office, party political and for the individual. I have asked Committee staff to ensure the appointment process is on the agenda for the next meeting of the Committee of the Executive Office on Wednesday. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "These actions indicate the Executive are going to attempt pull the shutters down against any scrutiny from the official Opposition. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:15:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about David Davis ) : "The Executive's inability to offer a joint meeting with the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, was a disastrous start,"

belfasttelegraph Friday, September 9, 2016 10:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “History slaps down Martin McGuinness’s statement. For a political party, Sinn Fein’s track record is remarkably consistent, to the point where it is clearly a strategy to start with a flat denial of involvement or prior knowledge of an event like the coaching of Jamie Bryson,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, August 22, 2016 1:19:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "All the expert evidence tells us that crudely judging a dog by its DNA, instead of its actions, simply doesn't work"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, July 30, 2016 10:59:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:17:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:17:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 10:05:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Stephen Farry ) : “Mr Farry is wrong on all sorts of levels,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, June 21, 2021 3:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

irishexaminer Monday, June 14, 2021 10:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 10:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 9:48:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

chesterfirst Monday, June 14, 2021 9:34:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister [PAUL GIVAN)]need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

irishtimes Monday, June 14, 2021 2:08:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 12:38:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

msn-uk Monday, June 14, 2021 12:14:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

standard Monday, June 14, 2021 12:07:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ian Paisley will know that Robin Swann has faced death threats during the course of this pandemic. I think the party leader and the incoming First Minister (Paul Givan) need to take action against Ian Paisley, because what he did was a disgrace”

kentonline Monday, June 14, 2021 11:29:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He was running around like a little kid on Christmas morning after opening a present he always wanted,”

mlive Friday, June 11, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It’s always an interesting atmosphere,” “There’s a lot of hootin’ and hollerin’ and they’re having a good time. When Justin threw that last one, it wasn’t just Western people who were excited for him. The other people were cheering, too”

mlive Friday, June 11, 2021 7:42:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It shows her character, first of all,” “And all these kids and what they’ve gone through as a whole, how many times have they been knocked down since COVID began in March? They’ve all had to get back up and get after it. And Karissa literally did it”

mlive Monday, June 7, 2021 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Three of them had never been in a state meet before for track, so to perform like that is pretty exciting,”

mlive Monday, June 7, 2021 10:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “If you have a good mixture of endurance and speed, you can be competitive in this event,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “All the kids look forward to that relay,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “We can’t look at it like 2019 and say ‘We going there to win.’ Those opportunities are few and far between,” “But we have the type of team to be in the hunt for top-8. If there’s a team with a lot of upswing, it’s going to be us”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “You have to be willing to hurt because it’s definitely two and a half minutes of uncomfortableness,”

mlive Thursday, June 3, 2021 4:26:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “I raised this alarming news at my first meeting of the Stormont Economy Committee this morning and am glad the committee has agreed to write to Invest NI seeking clarity regarding a number of redundancy announcements from the company,”

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:37:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt asked : “NI Direct records 337 electric charging points across Northern Ireland. Anecdotally I’ve been told up to half are not working at any given time. Could the minister confirm that?”

belfasttelegraph Monday, May 24, 2021 7:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He’s helped out a lot in the pits this year,”

mlive Saturday, May 15, 2021 5:53:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Politicians must avoid the urge to use Friday's events to be divisive and drag us backwards. Instead, we must learn lessons and move forward together"

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, February 9, 2021 9:56:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about Edwin Poots ) : “Very sorry to hear Edwin Poots’ news and wishing him a full, speedy and successful procedure”

msn-uk Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Jon Boutcher ) : "I was very surprised to hear that Jon Boutcher had attended the Lambeth Palace legacy talks given the position that he holds in heading up Operation Kenova,"

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 7, 2020 12:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Unless the Justice Minister is prepared to publish the legal advice she has received, she will be open to accusations of hiding behind it,"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:45:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “He could have chosen not to run,” “But being a senior, he wanted to get out there”

mlive Wednesday, October 28, 2020 3:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Naomi Long ) : "I have been informed that the chair and the chief executive have discussed the matter and passed it on to Naomi Long, who under Schedule 1 of the Police Act 2000 does have the power (to act). "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, October 24, 2020 10:53:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Strikingly, Scotland, England and Wales have already said that they will continue with their support for those who receive school meals through the summer,” “I would appeal to the Education Minister and the Executive to make sure that children in Northern Ireland do not miss out”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 16, 2020 9:41:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "If a child needs state intervention in May and June, they will need it in July and August,"

bbc Tuesday, June 16, 2020 5:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This has been a stressful and difficult period for me and unfortunately I have made some very poor decisions," "I am remorseful and apologise. I shall not return during lockdown"

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, May 5, 2020 12:28:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This has been a stressful and difficult period for me and unfortunately I have made some very poor decisions," "I am remorseful and apologise. I shall not return during lockdown"

belfasttelegraph Monday, May 4, 2020 1:18:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “The minister said it is a price we must pay; I don’t think it is”

pressandjournal Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:56:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “The minister said it is a price we must pay; I don’t think it is”

chesterfirst Tuesday, April 21, 2020 2:22:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “They’re doing a bunch of necessary cleaning and painting and doing what they can to get the bowling center looking good,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “When we do the remodel, we’ll be gutting the interior,” “We can’t afford to do the remodel we want to do until we sell some property we bought in Nampa. We originally bought some bare land in Nampa to build a pizza parlor. It turned out it was way too expensive (for what we wanted)”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Back in 1971, there wasn’t another Papa’s Pizza anywhere in the valley,” “Now even in Idaho, there’s Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s, Papa Tom’s, Papa this and Papa that”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “We wanted to get a name that was unique to us and a better fit for what we perceive as an Idaho-centric theme,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “It seems like a city that cares about its people. Everything that we saw made it come across as a good family-oriented city, and that’s what we depend upon,”

eastidahonews Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “They’re doing a bunch of necessary cleaning and painting and doing what they can to get the bowling center looking good,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “When we do the remodel, we’ll be gutting the interior,” “We can’t afford to do the remodel we want to do until we sell some property we bought in Nampa. We originally bought some bare land in Nampa to build a pizza parlor. It turned out it was way too expensive (for what we wanted)”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Back in 1971, there wasn’t another Papa’s Pizza anywhere in the valley,” “Now even in Idaho, there’s Papa John’s, Papa Murphy’s, Papa Tom’s, Papa this and Papa that”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “We wanted to get a name that was unique to us and a better fit for what we perceive as an Idaho-centric theme,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “It seems like a city that cares about its people. Everything that we saw made it come across as a good family-oriented city, and that’s what we depend upon,”

eastidahonews Tuesday, April 14, 2020 8:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Barry McGuigan ) : "As a sports reporter, I was there when Barry McGuigan won the featherweight title at Loftus Road in London in 1985. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Barney was just an ordinary bloke but he was so driven. His gym was one of the most prestigious in the world. That did wonders for Northern Ireland's reputation at a time when we were known for all things bad"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 11, 2020 11:09:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about Seamus Mallon ) : “Very sad to hear of the death of Seamus Mallon. He was a tough character but with a big heart and a deep thinker about our future”

theirishworld Friday, January 24, 2020 9:31:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “We need the DUP and Sinn Fein to show leadership by making a decision today”

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 9, 2020 4:08:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : “Then more recently it was Scottish nationalists, but actually it’s English nationalism which is posing the existential threat to the future of the union”

belfasttelegraph Friday, December 13, 2019 4:39:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt told : "North Down has a reputation of being a constituency apart, where the votes don't follow the traditional orange and green trend,"

belfasttelegraph Monday, November 11, 2019 8:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “She ran on pure guts throughout the season and ended up 40th in the state,” “My guess is she passed 20-30 bodies in the last mile”

mlive Tuesday, November 5, 2019 5:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, October 31, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 30, 2019 7:28:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Don't tell me this is all pure,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 30, 2019 3:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "One thing the BBC needs to be reminded of is that it must learn to understand and acknowledge the diversity of its workforce. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, August 3, 2019 10:32:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "If the Secretary of State wants people to believe that the new Government is truly a problem-solving, confidence-building administration, there is no better place to start than with the swift introduction of the legislation"

belfasttelegraph Friday, July 26, 2019 11:06:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I do not speak for unionism, in fact, nobody does"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, July 20, 2019 1:16:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "The parties are keen to continue to discuss the practical outworkings of these agreements, such as how we ensure redress monies are directed to victims and survivors rather than legal representatives, but today's agreement removes all obstacles to Mrs Bradley finally introducing legislation at Westminster. "

northernirelandnews Friday, June 7, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It was a good day for victims and survivors of institutional abuse, and an encouraging day for devolution,”

northernirelandnews Friday, June 7, 2019 12:33:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "The parties are keen to continue to discuss the practical outworkings of these agreements, such as how we ensure redress monies are directed to victims and survivors rather than legal representatives, but today's agreement removes all obstacles to Mrs Bradley finally introducing legislation at Westminster. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, June 6, 2019 8:57:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It was a good day for victims and survivors of institutional abuse, and an encouraging day for devolution,”

irishtimes Wednesday, June 5, 2019 9:45:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt says : “Nationalists would say we were being undemocratic; the rules have been set by the Belfast and subsequent agreements, which you signed up to, so you’ll just have to suck it up. But the important thing about this proposal is that it is a challenge to nationalism from an icon of nationalism,”

theirishworld Wednesday, May 22, 2019 12:44:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It was quite a battle for him over the years because there were so many good hurdlers in our region," "He was getting third, fourth or fifth but they were all behind state-level hurdlers. Now they've graduated and it's his turn to move up"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It may be labeled as an individual sport to an extent, but it takes a team effort to win championships,"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I was curious to see exactly what they could do because they weren't at full strength," "But they just went out and kicked butt"

mlive Saturday, May 18, 2019 6:01:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Karen Bradley ) : "In suggesting the issue should be included in the discussions over the Programme for government, Mrs Bradley is suggesting victims become pawns in a negotiation, potentially bartered against the issues that are holding up the restoration of devolution. "

RTERadio Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Simon Zebo ) : "The fan set out to be deliberately abusive whereas Simon used inappropriate language, and I don't think deliberately so. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 24, 2019 10:44:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Someday, Northern Ireland will vote as a normal democracy. We will vote in a post-sectarian election,” “But it is now clear that it will not happen during the duration of my political life”

therepublic Saturday, March 4, 2017 5:33:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We all know why we are here and I will make my statement and leave the stage. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, March 4, 2017 11:17:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "I led into this election. I was the one who argued it should be a referendum on RHI and on ten years of the DUP and Sinn Féin leading our Executive government. "

RTERadio Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:38:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “It’s a dry day so hopefully that will mean a high turnout,”

wandsworthguardian Friday, March 3, 2017 12:34:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It's a dry day so hopefully that will mean a high turnout,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, March 2, 2017 4:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Arlene Foster is attempting to strike fear into the hearts of unionists over the prospect of Gerry Adams being able to implement his vision from the First Minister's office,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, March 1, 2017 4:21:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Now Theresa May says she wants the lowest corporation tax in the G20 - I am actually not sure what that is - and you have got Mr Trump saying he's going to slash corporation tax in the United States and he wants to repatriate jobs, so we need a whole new economic model," "If our own rate of corporation tax isn't a busted flush, it's certainly pretty close to it and we need to think again about other policies"

RTERadio Wednesday, February 15, 2017 7:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Well, I will be standing square behind that notion and I will be transferring from my Ulster Unionist votes to the SDLP”

derryjournal Monday, February 13, 2017 4:15:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This is dysfunctionality on an unprecedented scale,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Just when you think the Renewable Heat Incentive fiasco could not get any stranger, we have the bizarre twist that, in effect, the Executive through its top legal advisor is suing itself. This is dysfunctionality on an unprecedented scale. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 9, 2017 12:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We bear no ill-will to those who cherish the Irish language. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:23:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Whoever phoned the police is obviously a good neighbour and citizen"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "I have had more reaction than we have had to any election broadcast," "It is a bit Marmite. I would say it is four or five to one positive. We set out to provoke a reaction because we are very conscious that apathy could be the winner, and we have succeeded"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "It is time that special advisers became subject to the Northern Ireland Civil Service disciplinary process to ensure public confidence in their accountability. "

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "The election of the Speaker can no longer be subject to a carve-up between the two largest parties. We want to see future Speakers elected through a secret ballot of MLAs"

belfasttelegraph Friday, February 3, 2017 12:27:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Whoever phoned the police is obviously a good neighbour and citizen"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 2, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Donald Trump has been democratically elected as President of the United States. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 2, 2017 8:46:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "For many years we have had a totally unacceptable position from the Irish Government that was 'do as I say, not as I do'. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, January 28, 2017 2:10:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "You are vindicated but you have not had redress - you are only halfway there"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 25, 2017 8:07:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “Ross has served his country as member of the RUCR and then continued to serve the community through politics. He has given years of loyal service to the Ulster Unionist Party and to the people of West Tyrone whom he represented,” “He will be greatly missed by me and the rest of his colleagues in the Assembly group and, of course, by the people of West Tyrone who he has served so diligently”

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:56:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "We must find a way to end this"

bbc Monday, January 23, 2017 5:11:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Of all the people who will suffer because of this current political impasse, victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse are at the forefront. "

belfasttelegraph Friday, January 20, 2017 5:54:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Martin McGuinness ) : "Martin McGuinness's politics are very different from mine but there is no escaping that he has been a major influence over the 10 years since the DUP decided to work with Sinn Fein in Stormont Castle"

belfasttelegraph Friday, January 20, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "It is referendum time. You can have more of the same or you can have change. We are for change"

belfasttelegraph Monday, January 16, 2017 5:51:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This is well past the time to try to defend yourself with reference to rules and precedents only. The Speaker, like all of us, must be sensitive to doing the right thing by the public. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, January 14, 2017 12:30:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Deputy First ) : "This is not the way to resolve the RHI scandal. Sinn Fein should have stayed, to hold the First Minister to account, to force a public inquiry and to vote on the much-needed cost controls on the scheme. "

belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 10, 2017 11:10:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt asked ( about Arlene Foster ) : "Why should the people of Northern Ireland be denied access to over £600m of Government money because Mrs Foster cannot manage her department? We are seeking urgent clarification from Treasury on the status of the £660m. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:50:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “I think we’ve got to the point where among the public in Northern Ireland, the reputation of the Stormont government is in the gutter,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, December 19, 2016 7:14:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "She clearly stated knowledge of alleged intimidation of female colleagues, yet with no apparent discharge of her duty of care to intervene,"

bbc Sunday, December 18, 2016 5:00:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Here for the first time is proof that Mrs Foster's fingerprints are on the decision-making process that has resulted in the biggest financial scandal in the history of Northern Ireland. "

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:11:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Arlene Foster ) : "Mrs Foster remains in denial. Today's interviews were all about blaming everyone but herself. "

sundayworld Tuesday, December 13, 2016 2:31:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt wrote ( about David Caldwell ) : “Unsurprisingly, Gillian and Mavis feel re-traumatised by these allegations and now find themselves in the worst possible position, in that there is now a suggestion David’s life could have been saved, but no facts to prove or disprove the notion,”

derryjournal Tuesday, October 11, 2016 12:38:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said ( about Deputy First ) : "In addition to the use of the Royal Prerogative to appoint the new Executive press secretary, the power has been exercised by the First and Deputy First Ministers on two further occasions since May 2007,"

belfasttelegraph Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:29:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "There is an NCA investigation, which is an investigation - it is not a convenient excuse to ignore the will of this House"

belfasttelegraph Monday, September 26, 2016 8:25:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "Animal cruelty in its worst form continues to regularly take place in Northern Ireland. There have been appalling stories of animals being starved, attacked and used to fight one another. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:16:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "Whilst we have the toughest penalties for animal cruelty of anywhere in the UK or Ireland, including a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment, it is a matter of huge regret that they are still not being forcefully applied. This has caused sickening scenes of offenders walking free from court and jeering," "There have been several cases in recent times which have been labelled as horrific but for which only lenient sentences have been handed down. If offenders in these cases are simply being let off with a slap on the wrist, our sentencing system will never act as a proper deterrent,"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:16:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "This raises issues on three levels - the Committee of the Executive Office, party political and for the individual. I have asked Committee staff to ensure the appointment process is on the agenda for the next meeting of the Committee of the Executive Office on Wednesday. "

belfasttelegraph Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:02:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "These actions indicate the Executive are going to attempt pull the shutters down against any scrutiny from the official Opposition. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:15:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added ( about David Davis ) : "The Executive's inability to offer a joint meeting with the Brexit Secretary, David Davis, was a disastrous start,"

belfasttelegraph Friday, September 9, 2016 10:03:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : “History slaps down Martin McGuinness’s statement. For a political party, Sinn Fein’s track record is remarkably consistent, to the point where it is clearly a strategy to start with a flat denial of involvement or prior knowledge of an event like the coaching of Jamie Bryson,”

belfasttelegraph Monday, August 22, 2016 1:19:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt said : "All the expert evidence tells us that crudely judging a dog by its DNA, instead of its actions, simply doesn't work"

belfasttelegraph Saturday, July 30, 2016 10:59:00 AM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:17:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:17:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "My party has been able to reveal that dozens of dogs are investigated each year, with over 240 suspected banned or prohibited being affected over the last four years. The vast majority of these have been cleared early on, with most of those seized or voluntarily surrendered dogs also being returned to their owners. "

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:03:00 PM EAT

Mike Nesbitt added : "The old fashioned and prescriptive thinking that all dogs of a certain breed are dangerous is incompatible for 2016"

belfasttelegraph Thursday, July 28, 2016 10:05:00 AM EAT