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By Julian O Neill
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The DUP leadership has held talks with the organisation which represents loyalist paramilitary groups, including the UDA and UVF.
The party said the meeting in Belfast with the Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) discussed opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Party leader Arlene Foster attended, along with her deputy Nigel Dodds and East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson.
The party said the discussions had been constructive and useful . We listened to the views expressed and the need for political and constitutional methods to safeguard the UK single market and ensure there is unfettered flow of trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a statement read.
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