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| Peter Robinson says Theresa Villiers 'broke word' over parades panel | |
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| Northern Ireland's first minister has accused the secretary of state of "breaking her word" over parading. | Northern Ireland's first minister has accused the secretary of state of "breaking her word" over parading. |
| Last month, Theresa Villiers said the government would not be setting up a panel to examine a parades dispute in north Belfast. | Last month, Theresa Villiers said the government would not be setting up a panel to examine a parades dispute in north Belfast. |
| She said there was a lack of support from some people closely involved in the dispute. | She said there was a lack of support from some people closely involved in the dispute. |
| Peter Robinson said the DUP was not consulted before Ms Villiers' decision was made public. | Peter Robinson said the DUP was not consulted before Ms Villiers' decision was made public. |
| In an interview for the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme, he said he wanted to meet the Orange Order to discuss the situation. | |
| "I had no idea that it was being brought to an end, the secretary of state was not going ahead with it," he said. | "I had no idea that it was being brought to an end, the secretary of state was not going ahead with it," he said. |
| "I would have thought that, as someone who had spoken to her on a number of occasions in relation to the parades panel, that she would have come back to us to tell us what her decision was before she would have gone public." | "I would have thought that, as someone who had spoken to her on a number of occasions in relation to the parades panel, that she would have come back to us to tell us what her decision was before she would have gone public." |
| A panel was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in October to look at ways of resolving the deadlock over a contentious Orange Order march along part of the Crumlin Road. | A panel was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in October to look at ways of resolving the deadlock over a contentious Orange Order march along part of the Crumlin Road. |
| The dispute centres on applications by Ligoniel Orange Lodge to march along a stretch of the road that separates nationalist and unionist communities. | The dispute centres on applications by Ligoniel Orange Lodge to march along a stretch of the road that separates nationalist and unionist communities. |
| For the past two summers, they have been refused permission to hold the return leg of their annual 12 July parade along the route. | For the past two summers, they have been refused permission to hold the return leg of their annual 12 July parade along the route. |
| In July last year, unionist leaders demanded an inquiry after the Parades Commission banned the return leg for the second year in a row. | In July last year, unionist leaders demanded an inquiry after the Parades Commission banned the return leg for the second year in a row. |
| You can hear the entire interview with Peter Robinson on Good Morning Ulster on BBC Radio Ulster just after 08:00 GMT on Monday. | You can hear the entire interview with Peter Robinson on Good Morning Ulster on BBC Radio Ulster just after 08:00 GMT on Monday. |