John Carson three‑month suspension

1 release from 1 party, 10 October 2022.

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1. Friary comments on John Carson suspension

   • Sinn Féin
   • 10 October 2022
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives

   Sinn Féin councillor Ian Friary welcomes the local government commissioner’s three‑month suspension of DUP councillor John Carson for despicable social‑media comments and urges DUP leadership to take action against Carson.

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• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.

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