A DUP MP has faced criticism from parliamentary counterparts after linking the IRA with Catholicism.
Ian Paisley’s reference to the sectarian murder campaign by the “Catholic IRA” drew critical responses from fellow members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Mr Paisley was questioning Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on legacy issues and was asking him if he was going to push the Irish Government to do more to secure justice for IRA killings in border areas during the Troubles.
“Today is Holocaust Memorial Day where we remember victims of Holocaust and also other genocide around the world and in Northern Ireland of course we remember the border campaign and the genocide of sectarian murder where the IRA, the Catholic IRA, murdered Protestants at the border,” said North Antrim MP Mr Paisley.
Loyalist discontent is growing over the Northern Ireland Protocol, says senior police officer PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan 27 January, 2021 10:45
Discontent in loyalist communities is “growing” over the Northern Ireland protocol, a senior police officer has said.
More graffiti as well as low-level intelligence and social media monitoring have provided early pointers, but feedback is not causing the force significant concern, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said.
The force is braced for more street protests over disruption to trade from the rest of the UK once the coronavirus emergency and lockdown restrictions ease.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan said: “We are seeing signals, there are signal incidents that have happened, particularly in recent days.
A DUP MP has faced criticism from parliamentary counterparts after linking the IRA with Catholicism.
Ian Paisley’s reference to the sectarian murder campaign by the “Catholic IRA” drew critical responses from fellow members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Mr Paisley was questioning Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis on legacy issues and was asking him if he was going to push the Irish Government to do more to secure justice for IRA killings in border areas during the Troubles.
“Today is Holocaust Memorial Day where we remember victims of Holocaust and also other genocide around the world and in Northern Ireland of course we remember the border campaign and the genocide of sectarian murder where the IRA, the Catholic IRA, murdered Protestants at the border,” said North Antrim MP Mr Paisley.
Procedures for arresting suspected criminals in other countries after Brexit look positive, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
New extradition, data sharing and law enforcement co-operation arrangements are underpinned by the European Convention on Human Rights.
Senior NCA official Steve Rodhouse said important provisions like the ability to arrest on an Interpol (international police) red notice have been preserved, along with timescales for the surrender of suspects.
He added: “The mechanics look positive.
“It is a new process, it is not well-practised, it is early days and we need to see how it operates.
“There is no reason why we cannot continue to have the same flexibilities and responsive system that the European Arrest Warrant gives us.”
BBC News
By Julian O Neill
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image captionBefore the pandemic the PSNI had warned of possible street protests and attempts to disrupt ports
Police are monitoring stress and growing discontent within unionist communities over the Irish Sea border.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark McEwan told MPs the health pandemic may be moderating people s behaviour in terms of the desire to protest .
Mr McEwan was giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
He added: Were we not in this current environment we would probably see a more visible outworking of that on the streets.
He said signs of discontent in the Protestant, unionist, loyalist community is being seen in graffiti and on social media platforms.