The UUP's 2024 "Making Northern Ireland Work" manifesto pushed for freeports at all main Northern Ireland entry points, a 15 per cent rate of corporation tax for Northern Ireland, an expanded skills training programme, and a Foreign Direct Investment strategy centred on small and medium enterprises. The framing was Northern Ireland competitive with the Republic and integrated with the wider UK economy.

The manifesto positioned health as the UUP's "number one priority" and committed to sustainable multi year investment to transform NHS Northern Ireland delivery, expand workforce planning, and close pay parity gaps with Great Britain. Robin Swann argued the NHS should be "the jewel in the crown of our Union".

The manifesto supported the wider UK enforcement framework on illegal migration and pushed for Northern Ireland's labour market needs to be reflected in skilled worker visa policy. The party broadly tracked the Conservative manifesto position on immigration enforcement.

Education in Northern Ireland is devolved. The manifesto committed to skills development, expanded apprenticeships, support for integrated education choice, and maintenance of free university tuition for Northern Irish students. The Westminster ask focused on funding consequentials.

The manifesto supported the UK 2050 net zero target while emphasising the importance of energy security and grid investment in Northern Ireland. The UUP pushed for an offshore wind strategy linked to the wider UK industrial base, and for the levy cost on household energy bills to be moderated.

Housing in Northern Ireland is largely devolved. The manifesto's Westminster ask centred on Local Housing Allowance uplifts and capital funding for social housing through Stormont. The framing tracked the wider UUP position of pragmatic public service investment.

The manifesto opposed the two child benefit cap as it applied in Northern Ireland and supported expansion of carer's allowance, while broadly accepting the wider UK welfare framework.

Criminal justice in Northern Ireland is devolved. The manifesto's Westminster engagement focused on security cooperation, support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and opposition to legacy of the Troubles legislation that the UUP argued failed victims.

The manifesto committed to full support for the United Kingdom's defence posture including the Trident nuclear deterrent renewal, continued NATO membership and full continued military and financial support for Ukraine. The unionist framing positioned Northern Ireland as fully part of UK defence policy.

The UUP manifesto described the Windsor Framework as a "stepping stone" in addressing post Brexit issues, advocating full restoration of Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market and further reforms including an SPS agreement and live data sharing. The UUP position stopped short of the DUP demand for the framework's removal.

The manifesto's defining commitment was pragmatic defence of the Union: scrutiny of constitutional change, representation of Northern Ireland's diverse interests, and Stormont devolution operated in good faith. The framing distinguished UUP unionism from the DUP's confrontational position and from Alliance's cross community framing.