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DUP MP Defends Photo with Masked Men at Scarva Protest
Lockhart said she was helping keep calm as police enforced parade conditions and hundreds gathered for a counter-demonstration.
- Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart rejected criticism on Sunday regarding her attendance at Saturday's counter-protest in Scarva, stating she will "never apologise for standing with my community."
- Around 1,500 pro-Palestine marchers walked from Lurgan to Newry on Saturday, encountering a counter-protest organized against the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign as police enforced Parades Commission conditions.
- Political leaders, including SDLP leader Claire Hanna and South Down MP Chris Hazzard, criticized images showing Lockhart with masked men; Hanna called the scenes "bleak and disturbing."
- Lockhart responded to criticism from Lagan Valley MP Sorcha Eastwood and Hazzard by labeling them "absentee" MPs, claiming she stepped in to assist constituents including the family of murder victim William Heenan.
- DUP representatives engaged with senior police officers throughout the day, while the PSNI described their operation as "appropriate and proportionate." Lockhart criticized the heavy police presence for causing local disruption.
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‘Unmistakable Paisleyite DNA’ - DUP MP criticised for standing with masked men as loyalists hurl abuse at Gaza march
DUP MP Carla Lockhart is facing intense criticism after she was filmed standing with and talking to a group masked men who hurled abuse at men, women and children partaking in a humanitarian walk for Gaza on Saturday afternoon.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
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