Debate contribution: Ministerial Code of Conduct
Debate contribution by Mr Jon Burrows on .
- MLA
- Mr Jon Burrows
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 10 February 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution
- Business
- Opposition Business
- Heading
- Ministerial Code of Conduct
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5435543
Read the official Assembly record
Text
A lot of the opponents are rattled by some of my contributions. I have criticised every party in the Chamber, which you would know if you had listened to the interviews that, you say, you have. I have pointed out issues that I have had with the Democratic Unionist Party's judgement at times. I will go where the facts are and where the evidence is. It is entirely possible to oppose the motion but also support high standards and condemn unequivocally the disgusting rioting that took place in my constituency and elsewhere. I called for the police to be firmer and to release images more quickly —.
107 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.14 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.52).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.09 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.04 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.04 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.07 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.15 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.19 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.14 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.52 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.48 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.67 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.20 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.11 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.01 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.01 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 14:51 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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