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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Claudia Savage

Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to ‘mob rule’ over Drumcree parade

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant (Zoe Head-Thomas/PA) - (PA Wire)

Sir Chris Bryant has said he “utterly” rejects that he “in any way succumbed to mob rule” in striking down a ruling allowing the Orange Order to march on the Garvaghy Road.

The Northern Ireland Secretary acknowledged that his decision to halt the march at the centre of the Drumcree dispute will have caused “bitter disappointment”.

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