- Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has officially banned the contentious Drumcree parade in Portadown following a two-week standoff.
- The decision was taken after negotiations between the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road nationalist residents failed to reach a compromise.
- PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher requested the intervention, warning that the ongoing impact and policing costs were unsustainable.
- Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Irish premier Micheál Martin welcomed the ban, while DUP leader Gavin Robinson claimed it fatally undermined the rule of law.
- Sir Chris has called for all associated protests and demonstrations to be stood down to prevent a further escalation of community tensions.
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