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Northern Ireland Secretary urges calm amid Drumcree stand-off
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- Sep 27, 2026, 10:57 PM UTC
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Member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
The secretary of state for Northern Ireland, also referred to as Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for the Northern Ireland Office. The officeholder is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. The incumbent is Chris Bryant who took office on 20 July 2026.
More on Wikipedia ↗Having been linked to major civil unrest during the Troubles, the Drumcree parade has faced a prohibition since 1998
Thousands of protesters have blocked the predominately nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown in a bid to prevent a contentious Orange Order parade passing.
The escalating political row over the parade is set to test the stability of the powersharing institutions in Belfast.