Violence in opposition to Northern Ireland Protocol not off table, MPs told
Warning to committee of MPs comes amid mounting unionist tensions over post-Brexit trade disruption
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Warning to committee of MPs comes amid mounting unionist tensions over post-Brexit trade disruption
The Loyalist Communities Council made the comments at a meeting of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Last modified on Wed 12 May 2021 15.09 EDT The Brexit minister, Lord Frost, and the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, met representatives of loyalist paramilitaries on Monday during a visit to Northern Ireland, it has emerged. The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC), a body which includes representatives of the UVF, UDA and Red Hand Commando paramilitary groups, confirmed a “small delegation” of its members met the ministers on Monday to discuss continuing concerns over checks on goods coming into the region from Great Britain caused by Brexit. “The delegation emphasised the nee...
LCC renews call for peaceful protests LCC members David Campbell and David McNary protest outside the Irish Secretariat in Belfast yesterday. Picture by Hugh Russell. Connla Young 20 April, 2021 01:00 Gareth McCord challenges LCC members David Campbell and David McNary outside the Irish Secretariat in Belfast yesterday. .Picture by Hugh Russell. The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) has renewed a call for peaceful protests during a small protest outside Irish government offices in Belfast. Members of the group held a banner outside the city cen...
Nationalists and loyalists clash at Lanark Way in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP BELFAST, Northern Ireland—The town of Carrickfergus, along with four other Union Loyalist towns and cities, has been beset with violence over the past weeks casting further doubts the current political stability in Northern Ireland will last much longer. More troubling, however, is the involvement of youth, as young as 12-years-old, being forced into the violence, coerced into despicable deeds by adults with sinister motives. Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young Pe...