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NI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant says he will ban the Drumcree parade
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has said he will ban the contentious Orange Order parade at Drumcree.
The dispute has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.
Sir Chris said the chief constable advised him "it would not be possible to enable the procession to happen without a major intervention which would carry an unacceptable risk of serious injury, disorder and a wider contagion effect across Northern Ireland".
His decision has been welcomed by Sinn Féin and the SDLP, but DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he now needs to "explain what his government intends to do to restore confidence in the rule of law".
The move comes on the 13th day of deadlock between residents and the local district lodge of the Orange Order.
The Parades Commission had ruled that the march, on Sunday 27 September, could go ahead with restrictions in place.
But the parade, from Drumcree Church into Portadown, did not happen due to a large protest on the Garvaghy Road.
Under legislation, a secretary of state can overturn a Parades Commission determination, especially following some form of input from the police.
Sir Chris had been coming under increasing pressure from Sinn Féin and the SDLP to stop the parade.