DUP leader Robinson says he and Lockhart are aligned on Drumcree row

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 14:38 · Archive

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says he is 'on the same page' as MP Carla Lockhart over the Drumcree dispute at Stormont.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson has insisted he is 'on the same page' as the party's senior MP Carla Lockhart, who has demanded that deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly resign to force the removal of First Minister Michelle O'Neill. Ms O'Neill attended demonstrations on the Garvaghy Road during a nearly two-week standoff after the Parades Commission granted permission for an Orange Order march for the first time in 30 years. Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant subsequently banned the march from passing along the Garvaghy Road, following a request from PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher to review the Parades Commission determination.

Robinson has rejected calls to withdraw the deputy First Minister but said it cannot be 'business as usual' at Stormont in the wake of the dispute. Lockhart, the MP for Portadown where the march is situated, has been one of the DUP's most prominent voices on the matter. She wrote on social media that 'unionist anger cannot simply be brushed aside' and pledged to 'continue to make the case that lawbreaking must have political consequences', adding that 'we have within our armoury the ability to do that while allowing the Assembly to continue'.

DUP leader Robinson says he and Lockhart are aligned on Drumcree row — Image: Belfast Live

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Gavin Robinson says Carla Lockhart ‘on same page’ over Drumcree Stormont row"This is utter nonsense. I make up my own mind, no one pulls my strings."Belfast Live · 19 Oct, 13:52
Gavin Robinson says Carla Lockhart ‘on same page’ over Drumcree Stormont rowBelfast Telegraph · 19 Oct, 13:27

In this story: Gavin Robinson · Carla Lockhart · Emma Little-Pengelly · Michelle O'Neill · DUP · Drumcree · Garvaghy Road

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