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Orange men have shown dignity and respect for the law
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP praises Portadown Orange men for conducting themselves peacefully and lawfully for 28 years while awaiting a court decision on a Parades Commission determination. He condemns Sinn Féin's conduct and language towards a peaceful march and says threats of disorder should…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Portadown District Drumcree procession notification Original release: Orange men have shown dignity and respect for the law (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell – Republican hypocrisy on Braverman
DUP MP Gregory Campbell accuses Sinn Fein and the SDLP of hypocrisy over their criticism of Suella Braverman's article on two-tier policing, citing the Police Ombudsman's pandemic findings and a recent High Court ruling on police decisions involving Sinn Fein.
Justice and policing Issue: Suella Braverman Times article comparing Armistice Day protests to Northern Ireland marches Original release: Campbell – Republican hypocrisy on Braverman (opens in a new tab)
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Ombudsman challenged on approach to Troubles probes
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell says he raised concern with Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson over her office's failure to account for Troubles-era policing challenges in investigation reports. He criticises the use of 'collusive behaviours' claims and calls for the office to rethink its…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Original release: Ombudsman challenged on approach to Troubles probes (opens in a new tab)
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Taoiseach needs to intervene on the Drumcree Orange Parade Immediately – Aontú
Aontú Leader Peadar Tóibín TD and Deputy Leader Gemma Brolly urge the Taoiseach to use his influence to halt the Parades Commission‑approved Drumcree Orange parade down Garvaghy Road, saying it threatens community safety and revives past violence.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: Taoiseach needs to intervene on the Drumcree Orange Parade Immediately – Aontú (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 25 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Intolerance Displayed Once Again Towards Orange Culture, and the Responsibility Does Not Lie Solely with the Perpetrators
TUV deputy leader and Belfast councillor Ron McDowell says Orange parades were attacked verbally and physically in multiple city locations, including his lodge on Royal Avenue, and questions why Loyal Order members receive less police and media protection than other groups.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Attacks on Orange parades in Belfast on 1 July 2025 Original release: Intolerance Displayed Once Again Towards Orange Culture, and the Responsibility Does Not Lie Solely with the Perpetrators (opens in a new tab)
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Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell, after tabling a Commons motion, says public appointments must be fair to every community, citing Protestant under-representation in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and alleged intimidation deterring Catholic recruits to the PSNI, and urges nationalist parties to…
Disability and equality Justice and policing Issue: Commons motion on public appointments and community representation in public bodies Original release: Fairness in public appointments must be restored - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Don’t let Portadown parade dispute spread across Northern Ireland
UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA urges political leaders to confine the Drumcree parade dispute to Portadown, calling calls to spread protests across Northern Ireland "absolute folly". He also asks parading groups not to hold unnotified processions and says he will meet the PPS and Chief Constable.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree parade dispute and calls to expand protests across Northern Ireland Original release: Don’t let Portadown parade dispute spread across Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 14 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell condemns petrol bomb attacks and calls for information
DUP MP Gregory Campbell condemns a series of ten petrol bomb attacks in the Coleraine area over four months and calls on police to state whether they are connected and what they are doing to prevent further attacks. He urges people with information to come forward so prosecutions can be made.
Justice and policing Issue: Coleraine area petrol bomb attacks investigation Original release: Campbell condemns petrol bomb attacks and calls for information (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell – “focus on services rather than divisive border poll”
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell tells the Commons the UK Government must not stay neutral on the Union and should push back against those seeking to break up the country. He urges a focus on public services over a border poll, which he says the Prime Minister has described as not on the…
Constitutional affairs Original release: Campbell – “focus on services rather than divisive border poll” (opens in a new tab)
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Consistency needed in BBC coverage - Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell acknowledges a BBC Northern Ireland apology over an inaccurate reference on Good Morning Ulster to the Kingsmill massacre, but says his complaint concerns wider editorial fairness. He argues the BBC should apply context to events consistently, citing its Bloody Sunday…
Community relations and legacy Issue: BBC Northern Ireland apology over Kingsmill massacre coverage on Good Morning Ulster Original release: Consistency needed in BBC coverage - Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Foyle Pride highlight incompatibility of public bodies participating…
Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton says a Foyle Pride statement backs up the DUP's long-standing view that police, the BBC and other public bodies are incompatible with taking part in the Pride Parade, which he calls a protest. He also calls for health services to focus on helping young people harmed by…
Disability and equality Health Issue: Foyle Pride statement on public sector involvement in Pride Parade Original release: Foyle Pride highlight incompatibility of public bodies participating… (opens in a new tab)
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Finucane comments on High Court ruling against Parades Commission
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane says the High Court ruling quashed a Parades Commission determination over flawed decision-making but does not permit an Orange Order parade down the Garvaghy Road. He urges no reopening of Drumcree divisions and says Sinn Féin will oppose any fresh application.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Finucane comments on High Court ruling against Parades Commission (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell – “this is a time for careful language”
DUP MP Gregory Campbell condemns all violence and says there is no place for violence or its threat in a democracy. He calls for careful language and de-escalation, and says Palestinian flags and a 'Don't wound a snake – kill it' banner at recent protests are divisive and unhelpful.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Recent violence and disorder following protests across Northern Ireland Original release: Campbell – “this is a time for careful language” (opens in a new tab)
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Parades Commission Rewarding Intransigence – Lockhart
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says the Parades Commission's refusal of Portadown District LOL 1's return route via Garvaghy Road this Sunday rewards intransigence and will worsen community relations. She says the district offered a genuine compromise proposal and will keep engaging with the PSNI…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission refusal of Portadown District LOL 1 Garvaghy Road return route Original release: Parades Commission Rewarding Intransigence – Lockhart (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell highlights attacks on emergency workers with Commons motion
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says he has tabled a Commons motion condemning attacks on emergency service personnel and calling on judges to impose sentences that act as a deterrent. He cites surveys showing most such workers feared for their safety on duty.
Justice and policing Original release: Campbell highlights attacks on emergency workers with Commons motion (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell to challenge “inevitability myth” at Dublin debate
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says a border poll is neither inevitable nor desirable and urges nationalist politicians to temper expectations, ahead of his UCD Literary and Historical Society debate in Dublin, citing static nationalist support and UK fiscal benefits.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Original release: Campbell to challenge “inevitability myth” at Dublin debate (opens in a new tab)
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PIRA killing could never be justified – Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell rejects a Lucid Talk poll finding that nearly 70% of nationalists agree with Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill that paramilitary violence was unavoidable. He says peaceful alternatives always existed and that killings cannot be justified.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Lucid Talk poll on nationalist views of IRA violence Original release: PIRA killing could never be justified – Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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O’Neill must respect the courts and the rule of law
DUP leader Gavin Robinson MP says First Minister Michelle O'Neill must respect court rulings after she called a Court of Appeal outcome on a Garvaghy Road Orange parade 'disgraceful' and urged protesters to stay put. He says her remarks inflamed opposition to a lawful Parades Commission…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: O’Neill must respect the courts and the rule of law (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Savage praises Portadown District's restraint and calls for consequences for lawbreaking
Upper Bann UUP representative Cllr Kyle Savage praises Portadown District LOL No 1's restraint and lawful conduct over a Parades Commission determination, saying others must now match its willingness to enter mediation. He also says lawbreakers at the weekend must face consequences.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Portadown District LOL No 1 Parades Commission determination and weekend disorder Original release: Savage praises Portadown District's restraint and calls for consequences for lawbreaking (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 9 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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25 years on, obstinance and threat of disorder continues to dictate…
DUP MP Carla Lockhart says it is a 'sad indictment' that the Parades Commission has again blocked the Portadown District LOL 1 Drumcree Church Parade this Sunday, and calls the Commission's reliance on the threat of disorder a dangerous precedent. She says she will meet the Commission.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Parades Commission ban on Portadown Drumcree Church Parade 2023 Original release: 25 years on, obstinance and threat of disorder continues to dictate… (opens in a new tab)
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Canadian Government should amend “Beirut-like” information on UK…
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says he has written to Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, and raised with Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, to have the Canadian Government website's travel advice on the UK and Northern Ireland amended as inaccurate.
Community relations and legacy International affairs Issue: Canadian Government travel advice on the UK and Northern Ireland Original release: Canadian Government should amend “Beirut-like” information on UK… (opens in a new tab)
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TUV welcomes clarification from North Down Cricket Club – major questions for the media and uninformed politicians
TUV branch chairman Eddie Allen welcomes a North Down Cricket Club statement that the cancellation of a joint event was not influenced by Goldsprings Lodge, and says it contradicts BBC reporting. He claims the BBC has serious questions to answer over its coverage of the Comber camp dispute.
Community relations and legacy Issue: North Down Cricket Club cross‑community sport camp cancellation Original release: TUV welcomes clarification from North Down Cricket Club – major questions for the media and uninformed politicians (opens in a new tab)
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Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away
People Before Profit's Gerry Carroll says the Court of Appeal's reserved Drumcree judgement prolongs anxiety on the Garvaghy Road, and calls on Portadown Orange Order to withdraw its application and stop the march. He also criticises Jamie Bryson's calls for heavy-handed enforcement.
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Court of Appeal reserves judgement on Drumcree Orange Order march Original release: Carroll: Orange Order Should Read the Room and Walk Away (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 6 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Brett calls for First Minister to answer to Committee over Garvaghy…
DUP MLA Phillip Brett proposes that the First Minister be summoned before the Committee for The Executive Office over her involvement in a weekend protest on the Garvaghy Road that blocked an Orange Order parade, which he calls illegal and damaging to community relations.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Garvaghy Road Sunday protest Original release: Brett calls for First Minister to answer to Committee over Garvaghy… (opens in a new tab)Archived copy, Internet Archive capture of 5 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Reckless attempts to drag us backwards must be faced down – Hargey
Sinn Féin MLA Deidre Hargey urges unionists to speak out against what she calls reckless moves by the DUP and others to push an Orange march through the Garvaghy Road, saying peace must be defended.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Orange Order application to march down Garvaghy Road Original release: Reckless attempts to drag us backwards must be faced down – Hargey (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 10 November 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Hanna: Drumcree decision defies credible explanation
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP says she is shocked by the Parades Commission's decision to allow a Portadown Orange Order parade along Garvaghy Road, arguing it cannot be credibly explained given local opposition. She urges restraint and accuses the DUP of distraction tactics amid Executive failures.
Community relations and legacy Issue: Parades Commission Garvaghy Road ruling Original release: Hanna: Drumcree decision defies credible explanation (opens in a new tab)Archived copy (captured later), Internet Archive capture of 15 October 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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Campbell condemns scenes at republican bonfire in Londonderry
DUP East Londonderry MP Gregory Campbell condemns scenes at a republican bonfire in Londonderry, including poppy wreaths taken from the city's war memorial and flags placed on the pyre. He points to reported calls from its edges for the killing of Protestants and police officers and urges…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Londonderry republican bonfire scenes and reported sectarian calls Original release: Campbell condemns scenes at republican bonfire in Londonderry (opens in a new tab)
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Elliott: Court ruling proves Orangemen were entitled to equality before the law
Ulster Unionist Party Chair Lord Tom Elliott welcomes the High Court's quashing of the Parades Commission's Drumcree determination, saying it vindicates Portadown District LOL No. 1 and establishes equality before the law for Orangemen. He calls for dignity and good-faith engagement from all…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Drumcree legal challenge outcome and Parades Commission concession Original release: Elliott: Court ruling proves Orangemen were entitled to equality before the law (opens in a new tab)
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Ratcliffe dismayed at latest sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall
TUV councillor and party chairman Keith Ratcliffe says he is dismayed by a sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall on the evening of 12 July, when eggs were thrown and a window broken after members returned from a Lurgan parade. He appeals for witnesses to contact the PSNI and questions where…
Community relations and legacy Justice and policing Issue: Sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall after 12 July Original release: Ratcliffe dismayed at latest sectarian attack on Keady Orange Hall (opens in a new tab)
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Ruling on ‘collusive behaviour’ claims a positive first step
DUP Lead Policing Board representative Trevor Clarke MLA welcomes a High Court decision allowing retired police officers to challenge Police Ombudsman findings of 'collusive behaviour' against the RUC, saying the ruling is a first step toward defending officers' reputations. He criticises the…
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: High Court permission for challenge to Police Ombudsman collusion findings Original release: Ruling on ‘collusive behaviour’ claims a positive first step (opens in a new tab)